《后汉书·列传·隗嚣公孙述列传》
恰逢公孙述遣兵侵犯南郡，光武就下诏书令隗嚣从天水伐蜀，想以此来分化瓦解其心腹。
会公孙述遣兵寇南郡，乃诏嚣当从天水伐蜀，因此欲以溃其心腹。
It just so happened that Gongsun Shu sent soldiers to invade the county to the south, so Guangwu issued an imperial edict to order Wei Xiao to attack Shu from Tianshui, intending to use this to divide and weaken his confidant's determination.