《容斋随笔·卷五·晋之亡与秦隋异》
秦朝、晋朝、隋朝都有相似之处，然而秦、隋一旦灭亡即彻底消失了，东晋虽然被称为 牛继马后 ，但毕竟保持了司马氏的社稷，也享国百余年。
秦、晋、隋皆相似，然秦、隋一亡即扫地，晋之东虽曰 牛继马后 ，终为守司马氏之祀，亦百有余年。
The Qin, Jin and Sui Dynasties all had some similarities, however, once the Qin and Sui Dynasties were destroyed, they vanished entirely, while the Eastern Jin Dynasty, although it was called "the calf following the horse", still maintained the Sima clan's country and reigned for more than a hundred years.