《史记·七十列传·汲郑列传》
因淮阳地方官民关系紧张，我只好借助你的威望，请你躺在家中去治理吧。 
顾淮阳吏民不相得，吾徒得君之重，卧而治之。 
Because of the tense relationship between officials and civilians in Huaiyang, I had no choice but to rely on your prestige and ask you to lie at home and govern.