《旧唐书·列传·卷二十一》
西域各属国听说这事，就会认为中原轻义重利，不一定能够得到马却先失去了义。
诸蕃闻之，以为中国薄义重利，未必得马，而失义矣。
When the subordinate states of the Western Regions hear about this, then they will think that the Central Plains values profit over moral principles, and that even if they don't necessarily acquire any horses, they will first have lost their moral standing.