《太平广记·卷十一·神仙十一》
肉干吃起来和平常的味道一样，一万多士兵都吃饱喝足，但酒器中的酒一点也没少，肉干也没吃光，刘表的一千多宾客也都喝得大醉。刘表大吃一惊，打消了杀害左慈的意思。几天后，左慈离开刘表走了。
慈乃自出取之，以刀削脯投地，请百人奉酒及脯，以赐兵士，酒三杯，脯一片，食之如常脯味，凡万余人，皆周足，而器中酒如故，脯亦不尽，坐上又有宾客千人，皆得大醉。表乃大惊，无复害慈之意。
The dried meat tasted the same as usual, and more than 10,000 soldiers were full and satisfied, but the wine in the wine vessel was not reduced at all, and the dried meat was not eaten up. Liu Biao's more than 1,000 guests were also drunk. Liu Biao was taken aback and dispelled the idea of killing Zuo Ci. A few days later, Zuo Ci left Liu Biao and went away.