《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪六十》
以魏武帝曹操的粗暴强横，加上对天下建立的大功，他畜养取代君王的野心已经很久了。但是，直至去世，他都不敢废掉汉朝皇帝，自己取而代之，难道他没有做皇帝的欲望？
以魏武之暴戾强伉，加有大功于天下，其蓄无君之心久矣，乃至没身不敢废汉而自立，岂其志之不欲哉？
With Emperor Wei Wu Cao Cao's brutality and tyranny, coupled with his great achievements in establishing the world, he had long harbored the ambition to replace the emperor. However, until his death, he did not dare to abolish the Han emperor and replace him himself. Did he not desire to be emperor?