《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪五十七》
孙权说： 曹操老贼早就想要废掉汉朝皇帝，自己篡位了，只是顾忌袁绍、袁术、吕布、刘表与我孙权。现在，那几个英雄都已被消灭，只剩下我还存在。
权曰： 老贼欲废汉自立久矣，徒忌二袁、吕布、刘表与孤耳；今数雄已灭，惟孤尚存。
Sun Quan said: The old thief Cao Cao has long wanted to abolish the Han emperor and usurp the throne, but he was worried about Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, and me, Sun Quan. Now those heroes have all been wiped out, and only me remain.