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- ↑ (年未三十，荊州牧劉表辟為部江夏從事。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (時沙羡長贓穢不脩，濬按殺之，一郡震竦。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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- ↑ (江表傳曰：權克荊州，將吏悉皆歸附，而濬獨稱疾不見。權遣人以牀就家輿致之，濬伏面著牀席不起，涕泣交橫，哀哽不能自勝。) Jiang Biao Zhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (權慰勞與語，呼其字曰：「承明，昔觀丁父，鄀俘也，武王以為軍帥；彭仲爽，申俘也，文王以為令尹。此二人，卿荊國之先賢也，初雖見囚，後皆擢用，為楚名臣。卿獨不然，未肯降意，將以孤異古人之量邪？」) Jiang Biao Zhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (使親近以手巾拭其面，濬起下地拜謝。即以為治中，荊州諸軍事一以諮之。) Jiang Biao Zhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (孫權殺關羽，并荊土，拜濬輔軍中郎將，授以兵。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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- ↑ (權不聽，特召問濬，濬荅：「以五千兵往，足可以擒伷。」權曰：「卿何以輕之？」) Jiang Biao Zhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (濬曰：「伷是南陽舊姓，頗能弄脣吻，而實無辯論之才。臣所以知之者，伷昔甞為州人設饌，比至日中，食不可得，而十餘自起，此亦侏儒觀一節之驗也。」) Jiang Biao Zhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (權大笑而納其言，即遣濬將五千往，果斬平之。) Jiang Biao Zhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (遷奮威將軍，封常遷亭侯。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (吳書曰：芮玄卒，濬并領玄兵，屯夏口。) Wu Shu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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- ↑ (權稱尊號，拜為少府，進封劉陽侯， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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- ↑ (... 遷太常。五谿蠻夷叛亂盤結，權假濬節，督諸軍討之。信賞必行，法不可干，斬首獲生，蓋以萬數，自是羣蠻衰弱，一方寧靜。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (先是，濬與陸遜俱駐武昌，共掌留事，還復故。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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- ↑ (時校事呂壹操弄威柄，奏桉丞相顧雍、左將軍朱據等，皆見禁止。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (黃門侍郎謝厷語次問壹：「顧公事何如？」壹荅：「不能佳。」厷又問：「若此公免退，誰當代之？」壹未荅厷，厷曰：「得無潘太常得之乎？」壹良乆曰：「君語近之也。」厷謂曰：「潘太常常切齒於君，但道遠無因耳。今日代顧公，恐明日便擊君矣。」壹大懼，遂解散雍事。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (濬求朝，詣建業，欲盡辭極諫。至，聞太子登已數言之而不見從，濬乃大請百寮，欲因會手刃殺壹，以身當之，為國除患。壹密聞知，稱疾不行。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (濬每進見，無不陳壹之姦險也。由此壹寵漸衰，後遂誅戮。權引咎責躬，因誚讓大臣，語在權傳。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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- ↑ (濬女配建昌侯孫慮。) Sanguozhi vol. 61.
- ↑ (吳書曰：翥字文龍，拜騎都尉，後代領兵，早卒。翥弟祕，權以姊陳氏女妻之，調湘鄉令。) Wu Shu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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- ↑ (吳書曰：驃騎將軍步隲屯漚口，求召募諸郡以增兵。權以問濬，濬曰：「豪將在民間，耗亂為害，加隲有名勢，在所所媚，不可聽也。」權從之。) Wu Shu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 61.
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