《容斋随笔·卷九·霍光赏功》
汉武帝对外治理少数民族，利用爵位鼓励奖赏将士，只要有了军功，不论出身显贵或低贱，没有不封侯的。
汉武帝外事四夷，出爵劝赏，凡将士有军功，无问贵贱，未有不封候者。
Emperor Wu of Han governed ethnic minorities by using titles for encouraging and rewarding soldiers and generals, as long as they had military merits, regardless of their background or social status, they were granted titles.