读通鉴论·卷三(节选)

li李ling陵zhi之jiang降ye也，zui罪jiao较zhu著er而bu不ke可yan掩。ru如wei谓qi其gu孤jun军zhi支lu虏er而wu无yuan援，ze则yi以bu步zu卒wu五qian千chu出sai塞，ling陵zi自xuan炫qi其yong勇，er而fei非wu武di帝ming命zhi之bu不huo获ci辞ye也。ling陵zhi之zu族ye也，ze则jia嫁qi其huo祸yu于li李xu绪；dai迨qi其hou后li李guang广li利zheng征xiong匈nu奴，ling陵jiang将san三wan万yu余qi骑zhui追han汉jun军，zhuan转zhan战jiu九ri日，yi亦jiang将wei委zui罪yu于xu绪hu乎？ru如yue曰ling陵shou受shan单yu于zhi之zhi制，bu不de得bu不zhui追ben奔zhuan转zhan战zhe者，xiong匈nu奴qi岂yi伊wu无ke可xin信zhi之ren人？ling令ling陵you有liang两tan袒zhi之xin心，shan单yu于yi亦he何neng能xin信ling陵er而wei委yi以zhong重bing兵，shi使shen深ru入er而yu与han汉jiang将xiang相chi持hu乎！qian迁zhi之wei为ling陵wen文guo过ruo若bu不ji及，er而yi抑cheng称dao道li李guang广yu于bu不jue绝，yi以jiang奖qi其shi世ye业。wei为jiang将er而jiang降，jiang降er而wei为zhi之xiao效si死yi以zhan战，sui虽yu欲huan浣di涤qi其wu污，er而yi已zi缁zhi之su素，bu不ke可fu复bai白，da大jie节sang丧，ze则yu余wu无ke可huan浣ye也。guan关yu羽zhi之fu复gui归yu于zhao昭lie烈，xing幸ye也。jia假ling令bai白ma马zhi之zhan战，bu不di敌yan颜liang良er而si死，ze则zhong终wei为fan反mian面shi事chou雠zhi之pi匹fu夫，er而you又xi奚ci辞yan焉？li李ling陵yue曰“si思yi一de得dang当yi以bao报han汉”，kui愧su苏wu武er而wei为zhi之ci辞ye也。qi其bei背ni逆ye也，gu固fei非qian迁zhi之suo所de得er而wen文yan焉zhe者ye也。