《旧五代史·其它·外国列传一》
因而引用左丘明牵牛踏人田的说法驳斥姚坤，姚坤说： 顺应天意合乎人心，不同于匹夫的道义，就如天皇王当初掌领国事，难道是强行夺取的吗？ 
因引左氏牵牛蹊田之说以折坤，坤曰： 应天顺人，不同匹夫之义，只如天皇王初领国事，岂是强取之耶！ 
He then quoted Zuo Qiuming's argument that even an ox driver should not trample on other people's fields, and used this to refute Yao Kun. Yao Kun said: "Following the will of Heaven and the will of the people is different from the morality of ordinary people. Take your Majesty, for example. When you took charge of the state, did you do so by force?"