《后汉书·列传·列女传》
文姬说 ：您老人家马厩里马匹上万数，将士多如树林，何不赶快派一匹快马，追回文件，救救垂死的性命呢？ 
若中道而归，何异断斯织乎？ 
Wenji replied: You have tens of thousands of steeds in your stables and an army that is as dense as a forest. Why not dispatch a swift warhorse at once to recall the document and save a life on the brink of death?