This story is talked a lot, however, because it is mentioned in books such as the Shurei inshokubu, the Vol. 2 of the "Jibutsukigen (similar books of China)" written by Cheng GAO and the "Yin hua lu (因話録) (Anthology of Essays and Short Stories)" written by Sanyi ZENG (曾三異), and then became well known for the episode in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" which was later written during the time of the Ming dynasty.
ただしこの説は北宋時代の高承『zh事物紀原』卷二酒醴飲食部や曾三異『』などに記事があり、のちの明時代に書かれた説話『三国志演義』に収録され多く知られるようになり、このように解説されることが多い。