《资治通鉴》记载,汉高祖刘邦建朝后,经常与陆贾谈论治国之道,陆贾常引用《诗》、《书》中的话加以劝戒。刘邦开始听到这些很不耐烦地说:“我以马上得天下,要用什么诗书?”陆贾力劝说:“马上得天下,难道马上治天下吗?臣听说古代贤君,很注意彰明礼度,因此能长治久安。秦灭六国,任刑好杀,不久即亡了,假若秦得天下之后,效法先王,施行仁义,陛下怎能灭秦为帝呢?”刘邦听后,顿觉惭愧。于是命陆贾将古今得失之事著成一书,取名《新 “Zi Zhi Tong Jian” records, Han emperor Liu Bang Jian Chao, Lu Jia and often talk about the road to governing the country, Lu Jia often quoted “poem”, “book” in the words to be persuaded. Liu Bang began to hear these are very impatient to say: “I immediately get the world, what poetry books? ” Lu Jia force persuade: “immediately get the world, is it right? Pay attention to Chang Ming etiquette, so long-term peace and stability. Qin off six countries, any sentence to kill, and soon died, if the Qin world, follow the example of the righteousness, the execution of righteousness, how can His Majesty destroy Qin for the emperor? Dayton feel ashamed. So life Lu Jia ancient and modern gains and losses into a book, named ”new