《资治通鉴·魏纪·魏纪六》
到了哀帝、平帝时，王莽掌权，借着周公之事，重演田常之乱，封国诸侯中，有的甚至制造天赐祥瑞，歌颂王莽恩德，岂不令人悲哀？
至于哀、平，王氏秉权，假周公之事而为田常之乱，宗室王侯，或乃为之符命，颂莽恩德，岂不哀哉！
When it came to Emperor Ai and Emperor Ping, Wang Mang wielded the power. Using the Duke of Zhou's incident as a pretext, he repeated Tian Chang's rebellion. Among the appanage states, some even fabricated signs of good fortune sent by heaven, singing the praises of Wang Mang's virtue. Isn't that pitiable?