《晋书·帝纪·第二章》
再说母丘俭等人欺骗将士，十分狡诈善变，稍稍与他们相持一段时间，骗局自然会败露，这样就能不战而胜。 
且俭等欺诳将士，诡变万端，小与持久，诈情自露，此不战而克之也。 
Besides, Muqiu Jian and the others were treacherous and deceitful, they had deceived their soldiers; if they could just hold on a little longer, the deception would naturally be exposed, and at that point they could win without a battle.