《北齐书·列传·卷十九》
韩贤不愿应召，便秘密地指使当地蛮人多处燃起烽火，似乎就要发生重大叛乱一般，使者把情况报告了，遣才免了此行。
贤不愿应召，乃密遣群蛮，多举烽火，有如寇难将至。使者遂为启，得停。
Han Xian was unwilling to respond to the summons, so he secretly ordered the local barbarians to light beacon fires in many places, as if a major rebellion was about to occur. The messenger reported the situation, and the mission was dismissed.