《汉书·传·酷吏传》
自此一直到哀帝、平帝年间，酷吏众多，然而没法统计，这裹衹选其中著名的见于记载之中。
自是以至哀、平，酷吏众多，然莫足数，此其知名见纪者也。
From this time on up to the reigns of Emperors Ai and Ping, there were so many ruthless officials, but it is impossible to quantify them. We have only selected the more famous ones from among the records.