《三国志·吴书·是仪胡综传》
胡综当时侍坐，孙权问他隐蕃怎样。胡综回答说： 隐蕃上书，夸张言辞有似东方朔之处，巧言诡辩很像祢衡，而实际才能都不如他们。 
综时侍坐，权问何如，综对曰： 蕃上书，大语有似东方朔，巧捷诡辩有似祢衡，而才皆不及。 
Hu Zong was serving as an attendant, Sun Quan asked him what did he think of Yin Fan? Hu Zong replied: Yin Fan's memorial is full of exaggerated words, like Dongfangshuo, and his sophistry was similar to that of Mi Heng, but his actual talents were inferior to them.