该书主要取材《东观汉记》，还广泛参考《献帝起居录》、王沈《魏书》、韦昭（即韦耀）《吴书》等等其他档案、文献。
The book mainly comes from Dong Guan Han Ji , also widely reference Xian Di Living Record Book , Wang Shen Wei Shu , Wei Zhao ( Wei Yao ) Wu Shu and other archives and literature .
王沈