《新五代史·世家·东汉世家第十》
刘继元亲自下座拉住他的手，把他请到上座，郭无为说： 怎么能用孤城抗拒百万大军呢？ 
继元自下执其手，延之上坐，无为曰： 奈何以孤城拒百万之王师？ 
Liu Jiyuan personally got down from his seat to hold Guo’s hand and asked him to sit above, Guo said: How could a single city resist the million-strong army?