《三国志·蜀书·诸葛亮传》
建安二十六年，大臣们劝说先主登上帝位，先主没有答应，诸葛亮劝说道： 过去吴汉、耿翕等最开始劝说世祖登上帝位，世祖前后推辞四次，耿纯进谏说： 天下英雄很多，都盼望有所依附。
二十六年，群下劝先主称尊号，先主未许，亮说曰： 昔吴汉、耿弇等初劝世祖即帝位，世祖辞让，前后数四，耿纯进言曰： 天下英雄喁喁，冀有所望。
In the twenty-sixth year of Jian'an, the officials advised the leader of the state to claim the throne and the leader of the state did not consent. Zhuge Liang advised, "In the past Wu Han and Geng Xi at first advised the founder of the dynasty to claim the throne and the founder of the dynasty declined four times. Geng Chun advised, "There are many heroes in the world who are hoping to rely on someone."