《汉书·传·王莽传下》
王莽自己知道失败了，便率领大批臣子到南郊，陈述他承受符命的首尾经过，仰天说道： 上天既然降命把国家政权交给我王莽，为什么不消灭那些盗贼？
莽自知败，乃率群臣至南郊，陈其符命本末，仰天曰： 皇天既命授臣莽，何不殄灭众贼？
Wang Mang knew he had failed, so he led a large number of officials to the southern suburbs, stated the beginning and end of his acceptance of the fu, and said to the sky: Since God has ordered me to hand over the power to Wang Mang, why not eliminate those thieves?