《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪五十四》
刘繇的部众坚持了几个月，华歆最终还是表示辞谢，把他们送走。于是这些部众无所归依。孙策命令太史慈前去安抚，他对太史慈说： 刘州牧以前责备我为袁术进攻庐江。当时，我父亲遗留下的数千精兵都在袁术那里，我志在建立大业，怎么能不向他屈意低头而索求我父亲的旧部呢！后来袁朴不遵守臣节，不听从劝谏，大丈夫以道义相交，但有大的变动时，也不能不分离，我当初投靠袁术及后来与他断交的经过，就是这样。
其众未有所附，策命太史慈往抚安之，谓慈曰： 刘牧往责吾为袁氏攻庐江，吾先君兵数千人，尽在公路许，吾志在立事，安得不屈意于公路以求之乎？其后不遵臣节，谏之不从。丈夫义交，苟有大故，不得不离。
Liu Yao's followers persisted for several months, but Hua Xin still refused and sent them away. So these followers had nowhere to go. Sun Ce ordered Taishi Ci to go and appease them. He said to Taishi Ci: "Liu Zhoumu previously blamed me for Yuan Shu's attack on Lujiang. At that time, my father's remaining thousands of elite soldiers were with Yuan Shu. I was determined to establish a great cause. How could I not bow my head to him and ask for my father's old subordinates? Later, Yuan Shu did not abide by the minister's duty and refused to listen to advice. As a man, one should associate with each other with morality, but when there is a major change, one cannot help but separate. My experience of joining Yuan Shu and later breaking up with him is like this.