《北史·列传·卷五》
起初，元弼曾经梦见有人对他说 ：你自身得不到世传的封爵，继承祖先爵位的，是你的长子绍远。 
初，弼尝梦人谓之曰： 君身不得传世封，其绍先爵者，君长子绍远也。 
At first, Yuan Bi had a dream in which someone told him: You yourself will not be able to obtain the title of the feudal clan, and his eldest son, Shaoyuan, will inherit the title of his ancestor.