《后汉书·本纪·光武帝纪上》
到达中山国，众将领又上奏说： 汉朝遭遇王莽之乱，宗庙祭祀废弃断绝，豪杰愤慨恼怒，黎民百姓正处在水深火热之中。
至中山，诸将复上奏曰： 汉遭王莽，宗庙废绝，豪杰愤怒，兆人涂炭。
When he arrived in Zhongshan, the generals submitted a memorial, saying: The Han Dynasty has suffered the chaos of Wang Mang, ancestral temple sacrifices have been abandoned and discontinued, the heroes are resentful and angry, and the common people are in deep trouble.