《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪七十》
周宝也不示弱，对骂说： 你我彼此夹着长江为节度使，你为大臣，难道我是坊门的小卒吗？ 
宝诟之曰： 彼此夹江为节度使，汝为大臣，我岂坊门卒邪！ 
Zhou Bao was not to be outdone. He cursed and said: "You and I are both jiedushi on either side of the Yangtze River. You are a minister. Am I a pawn in the pawnshop?"