《汉书·传·贾邹枚路传》
等到梁国的事情败露，羊胜、公孙诡被杀死，梁孝王害怕被诛杀，才想到邹阳的谏言，对邹阳深表歉意，赏赐给他一千斤黄金，让他想办法解脱皇帝对梁的责罚。邹阳乎时听说齐人王生，年过八十，很有谋略，就前往拜见，说明来意。
及梁事败，胜、诡死，孝王恐诛，乃思阳言，深辞谢之，赍以千金，令求方略解罪于上者，阳素知齐人王先生，年八十余，多奇计，即往见，语以其事。
When the matter in the state of Liang was exposed, Yang Sheng and Gongsun Gui were killed. King Liang Xiao was afraid that he would be executed, so he thought of Zou Yang's words and deeply apologized to Zou Yang, rewarding him with a thousand pounds of gold and asking him to think of a way to help him avoid the emperor's punishment for Liang. When Zou Yang heard about the man from Qi, Wang Sheng, who was over eighty years old and very resourceful, he went to visit him and explained his purpose.