《梁书·本纪·卷一》
丙寅曰，诏令道： 梁国始建，当需管理，可照旧典选拔众要职，全部按朝廷之制。 
丙寅，诏： 梁国初建，宜须综理，可依旧选诸要职，悉依天朝之制。 
On the day Bing-yin of the seventh month, the emperor issued an edict saying: "Now that the Kingdom of Liang has been established, it should have its own system of administration. Therefore, let the high officials be selected in accordance with old precedents, and let their ranks be in complete conformity with the regulations of the imperial court.