《北史·列传·卷五十七》
今天如果扩大他的声势，派兵救助他，不但侯景不愿作被困在池中的蛟龙，也恐怕朝廷被将来的人所嘲笑。 
今若益之以势，援之以兵，非唯侯景不为池中之物，亦恐朝廷贻笑将来也。 
Today, if we expand his momentum and send troops to rescue him, not only will Hou Jing not be willing to be a trapped dragon in a pool, I am also afraid that the court will be laughed at by future generations.