《汉书·传·循吏传》
胶西王喜欢他善于奉承，经常和他同起居，专门听信他的妖言邪说，以致弄到身死国亡。
王说其谄谀，尝与寝处，唯得所言，以至于是。
The King of Jiaoxi was so pleased to hear this flattery that he spent all his time with him, listening to his evil and flattering talk, and so he ended up losing both his life and his kingdom.