《容斋随笔·卷八·诸葛公》
其实不然，诸葛公真是人们所说的正义之师，不用阴谋诡计，他正要率领十万大军，占据要道去正面讨伐敌人。他竖起大旗，高鸣战鼓，直指魏国京都，本来要飞骑传书，通知敌方，择定日期交战，难道又能隐秘行动，暗中行事，以诡诈之计图谋咸阳吗？
公真所谓义兵不用诈谋奇计，方以数十万之众，据正道而临有罪，建旗鸣鼓，直指魏都，固将飞书告之，择日合战，岂复翳行窃步，事一旦之谲以规咸阳哉！
In fact, it is not the case that Mr. Zhuge is a righteous teacher as people say. He does not use conspiracy and tricks. He is about to lead an army of 100,000 to occupy the important road to attack the enemy head-on. He raised his banner, beat the war drum, and pointed directly at the capital of Wei. Originally, he wanted to send a flying horse to inform the enemy and choose a date for the battle. Can he still act secretly and secretly plot against Xianyang?