《三国志·蜀书·关张马黄赵传》
诸葛亮知道关羽心高气傲，就回答说： 孟起文武兼备，勇猛过人，是当世的豪杰，是英布、彭越一样的人，可以跟张飞并驾齐驱，但是也比不上美髯公的超凡绝伦。 
亮知羽护前，乃答之曰： 孟起兼资文武，雄烈过人，一世之杰，黥、彭之徒，当与益德并驱争先，犹未及髯之绝伦逸群也。 
Zhuge Liang knew that Guan Yu was arrogant, so he replied: Meng Qi is both civil and military, brave and extraordinary, he is a hero of the world, and he is like Ying Bu and Peng Yue, who can keep pace with Zhang Fei, but he is also inferior to Meirong. The beauty of the male public is extraordinary.