《后汉书·列传·袁绍刘表列传上》
有个叫陶升的贼人，自称 平汉将军 ，独自反叛其他的贼人，他率领部众从西面翻过城墙入城，封闭了郡府，将辎重装上车，用车子将袁绍一家和其他家住冀州城的官员的家人亲自护送到斥丘。
贼有陶升者，自号 平汉将军 ，独反诸贼，将部众逾西城入，闭府门，具车重，载绍家及诸衣冠在州内者，身自扞卫，送到斥丘。
A bandit named Tao Sheng proclaimed himself as “General of Peace and Han,” personally led his troops in scaling the city wall from the west to enter the city, closed the government office, loaded army supplies onto carriages, and personally escorted Yuan Shao’s family and the families of officers from Ji to Chiqiu.