The Long Āgama Sūtra 2.7

2.7

大臣禹舍受王教已，即乘寶車詣耆闍崛山，到所止處，下車步進，至世尊所，問訊畢，一面坐，白世尊曰：「摩竭王阿闍世稽首佛足，敬問慇懃：『起居輕利，遊步強耶？』又白世尊：『跋祇國人自恃勇健，民眾豪強，不順伏我，我欲伐之，不審世尊何所誡勅？』」

The minister Varṣākāra accepted the King’s instructions and rode a precious chariot to Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa. Reaching a place to stop, he dismounted and proceeded on foot until he reached the Bhagavān. When they were done exchanging greetings, he sat to one side. He said to the Bhagavān, “The king of Magadha, Ajātaśatru, bows his head at the Buddha’s feet and respectfully and politely asks, ‘Are you getting around easily? Have your travels been difficult?’ He also says to the Bhagavān, ‘The people of Vṛji are independent and brave, and the population is fierce. They won’t submit to me, so I want to attack them. What instruction might the Bhagavān have?’”