《三国志·吴书·虞陆张骆陆吾朱传》
暨艳生性狷狂严厉，喜欢清谈议论，看到当时郎署混浊杂乱，大多官员名不副实，想将好坏区别开来，贤能、愚陋区别使用。
艳性狷厉，好为清议，见时郎署混浊淆杂，多非其人，欲臧否区别，贤愚异贯。
Ji Yan was born with a stubborn and severe nature. He liked to talk about current affairs. Seeing that the official positions were corrupt and chaotic at that time, and most of the officials did not live up to their names, he wanted to distinguish the good from the bad and use the virtuous and the stupid.