《宋史·列传·卷二百一十二》
薛庆，起于群盗之中，占据高邮，有兵几万人，多勇猛俊杰敢斗之士，能够以少击众，归附的人日益增多。
薛庆，起群盗，据高邮，兵数万人，多骁隽敢斗，能以少击众，附者日多。
Xue Qing, rising up in the middle of a troop of bandits, occupied Gaoyou and had nearly tens of thousands of troops. There were many brave, outstanding and courageous men who could defeat many with few and with ever more people submitting.