《汉书·传·眭两夏侯京翼李传》
这睁睦独长信少府夏侯胜说道： 武帝虽然确实有打败四夷开拓疆土的功绩，但是他杀了许多大臣和百姓，使老百姓的财力穷竭，挥霍无度，天下已被消耗得很虚弱，百姓流离失所，死去的人超过一半。
长信少府胜独曰： 武帝虽有攘四夷广土斥境之功，然多杀士众，竭民财力，奢泰亡度，天下虚耗，百姓流离，物故者半。
But the junior official in the Changxin palace, Xiahou Sheng, alone stated: “Although Emperor Wu did achieve the great deeds of defeating the barbarians and extending our territory, he killed many ministers and common people, exhausted the people’s resources, and indulged in extravagance. The country is now severely weakened, the people have been displaced, and the death toll exceeds half the population.