《后汉书·列传·朱乐何列传》
太学书生刘陶等数千人到朝廷上书讼穆道 ：伏见施刑徒朱穆，站在公家立场，忧虑国家大事，拜州之日，志在清除奸恶。
太学书生刘陶等数千人诣阙上书讼穆曰：伏见施刑徒朱穆，处公忧国，拜州之日，志清奸恶。
Taixue prefect Liu Tao and several thousand scholars submitted documents to the court and said: “We implore you to evade punishment of criminal Zhu Mu, who while serving the state, worried about the country’s major events, and on the day when he was appointed, he was determined to get rid of evil.