《新唐书·列传·卷七十八》
希烈终于逮捕了真卿，用甲士看守着。在庭院中挖了一丈见方的坑，传言说要活埋他，真卿约见希烈说： 死生有命，何必搞那些鬼把戏！ 
希烈乃拘真卿，守以甲士，掘方丈坎于廷，传将坑之，真卿见希烈曰： 死生分矣，何多为！ 
Xi Lie finally arrested Zhenqing and had him guarded by armored soldiers. He dug a pit one zhang square in the courtyard, and it was rumored that he was going to bury him alive. Zhenqing asked to see Xi Lie and said: "Life and death are destined, why play such tricks!"