《汉书·传·景十三王传》
武帝初即位时，大臣有鉴于吴楚七国的行事，议论的人多为晁错的计策申辩叫冤，都认为诸侯连城数十，过于强大，想逐渐削夺，数次上奏披露他们的过失。
武帝初即位，大臣惩吴、楚七国行事，议者多冤晁错之策，皆以诸侯连城数十，泰强，欲稍侵削，数奏暴其过惩。
When Emperor Wu first ascended to the throne, bearing in mind the actions of the seven states of Wu and Chu, many of the ministers defended Chao Cuo's strategy and argued that he had been wronged. They all believed that the vassals had become too powerful by uniting their forces, and wanted to gradually diminish their power. They submitted several memorials exposing their faults.