《汉书·传·荆燕吴传》
听说大王您曾因买卖官爵的事犯过错误，并因此被削减了属地，处罚不当，这恐怕朝廷的目的不止是要削地吧。 胶西王说： 有这回事。
窃闻大王以爵事有过，所闻诸侯削地，罪不至此，此恐不止削地而已。 
I hear that you, your majesty, made a mistake in buying and selling official titles, and as a result, your territory was reduced, which was an inappropriate punishment and the court's purpose was probably not just to reduce your territory. The King of Jiaosi said: That's right.