《梁书·列传·卷五十六》
以前王陵归附汉王，他的母亲还在楚，他义无反顾；汉高祖的父亲太上皇被楚霸王囚禁，楚玺王要烹他，莲直担却向楚灵王乞求一杯羹，照样与楚王周旋。
昔王陵附汉，母在不归；太上囚楚，乞羹自若。
Wang Ling used to follow Han Wang, but his mother was in Chu. He went to her without hesitation. Han Gaozu’s father was imprisoned by the overlord of Chu, and Wang of Chu wanted to kill him. Yi Zhi talked Xiang Yu into giving him a cup of soup and chatted with the king of Chu in this way.