《后汉书·列传·袁绍刘表列传上》
于是藉口有病向袁绍要求辞去，袁绍不同意，而且心裹对他很恼火，就减少他统率的部队划给郭囤指挥。
遂以疾退，绍不许而意恨之，复省其所部，并属郭图。
So he made the excuse that he was sick and asked Yuan Shao to resign. Yuan Shao refused, and he was very annoyed with him and reduced the number of troops he commanded and assigned them to Guo Dun.