《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪十三》
从前汉初匈奴强大，中原汉王朝削弱，所以要装扮子女，送金银财物以做为诱饵，在当时是合乎时宜的。
昔汉初匈奴强，中国弱，故饰子女、捐金絮以饵之，得事之宜。
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, when the Xiongnu were powerful and the Central Plains were weak, we had to dress up our women as brides, and send gold and treasures as bait, so that was a measure suitable for those special times.