《资治通鉴·周纪·周纪一》
所以晋国三家大夫成为诸侯，并不是晋国三家破坏了礼教，正是周天子自已破坏了周朝的礼教啊！呜呼！
故三晋之列于诸侯，非三晋之坏礼，乃天子自坏之也。呜呼！
Therefore, the three ministers of the Jin state became dukes is not because the three lineages of the Jin state violated the ethical code, but rather that the emperor of the Zhou himself violated the ethical code of the Zhou state. Alas!