《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪七十》
高骈于是将自己的宾客全部除去，谢绝人间世事，凡宾客、将吏请见者都不得见；有不得已必须要见的人，都让他们先沐浴洗澡，行斋戒除秽气，然后才接见，刚才拜起，就被高骈请出。
骈乃悉去姬妾，谢绝人事，宾客、将吏皆不得见。有不得已见之者，皆先令沐浴赍祓，然后见，拜起才毕，已复引出。
Gao Pian then removed all his guests and declined worldly affairs. He refused to meet all guests and generals who asked to see him. There were some people who had to see him, and he made them take a bath first, perform a fast to purify themselves, and then met them. When they finished bowing, Gao Pian asked them to leave.