《太平广记·卷一百九十·将帅二（》
马燧估计徐庭光的心已经屈服，便对徐庭光说：我是从朝廷来的，你可面向西受命。
燧度庭光心已屈，乃谓曰：我来自朝廷，可西面受命。
Despite suffering heavy losses,  Ma Sui remained confident that he would eventually defeat the strong Rebel forces, he considered the heart of Xu Tingguang to have already yielded, so he said to him: "I have come from the imperial court and you may immediately accept the commands facing the west."