《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪三十》
秋季，七月己卯，大理少卿徐峤上奏说： 今年全国被判处死刑的只有五十八个人，大理寺的狱院中，过去一直传说杀气太盛，以至鸟雀都不停栖，而现在却有喜鹊在那里的树上做巢。 
秋，七月，己卯，大理少卿徐峤奏： 今岁天下断死刑五十八，大理狱院，由来相传杀气太盛，鸟雀不栖，今有鹊巢其树。 
In Autumn, in the seventh month, Ji Mao, the Lesser Recorder of Dali, Xu Qiao, memorialized the throne, saying: This year, only 58 people have been sentenced to death in the whole country. In the prison yard of Dali Temple, there had always been the story that the air was heavy with killing intent, to the point that even birds would not rest there, but now a magpie has built a nest in the tree there.