《晋书·志·第五章》
后来派任嚣、趟他攻越，夺取了陆梁，于是平定了南越，设桂林、南海、象等三郡，不在三十六郡之内，设南海尉掌管三郡，即所谓东南一尉。
后使任嚣、赵他攻越，略取陆梁地，遂定南越，以为桂林、南海、象等三郡，非三十六郡之限，乃置南海尉以典之，所谓东南一尉也。
Later, they sent Ren Xiao and Tan He to conquer Yue, captured Lu Liang, and then pacified Nanyue, establishing three counties: Guilin, Nanhai, and Xiang. They were not among the 36 counties, and Nanhai Wei was established to manage the three counties, which was known as "the southeast".