《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪七》
考虑很久，认为不能用他为丞相，而高帝时代的大臣，现在健在的人中，又没有能胜任丞相职务的人。
而高帝时大臣，馀见无可者。
After much deliberation, the emperor decided that he could not appoint Dou Guoguo as prime minister and that there was now no one among the surviving ministers of Emperor Gaozu who was qualified for the position.