《三国志·魏书·荀彧攸贾诩传》
当时，董卓倚仗权势威慑天下，太祖问荀彧对此该怎么办，荀彧说： 董卓的残暴已经非常严重了，最后一定因为动乱灭亡，现在也做不了什么。 
是时，董卓威陵天下，太祖以问彧，彧曰： 卓暴虐已甚，必以乱终，无能为也。 
At that time, Dong Zhuo relied on his authority to intimidate the world, and the Emperor asked Xun Yu what he should do about it. Xun Yu said: "Dong Zhuo's brutality is already very serious, and he will surely die because of turmoil in the end. There is nothing to be done now."