《尚书·周书·大诰》
 所以我告诉我的友邦国君和各位大臣说： 我现在得到了吉卜，打算联合众诸侯国去讨伐殷商那些叛乱的罪人。 
肆予告我友邦君越尹氏、庶士、御事、曰： 予得吉卜，予惟以尔庶邦于伐殷逋播臣。 
Therefore I told the rulers of my friendly vassal states and all the ministers: “I have now obtained an auspicious oracle, and I plan to rally all the feudal states to go and punish the rebellious criminals of Yin.”