《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪四》
南司奏请免去萧宏官职，梁武帝在奏折上批示： 怜爱萧宏是兄弟的私情，免除萧宏的官职是帝王的法律，批准南司的奏请。 
南司奏免宏官，上注曰： 爱宏者兄弟私亲，免宏者王者正法。所奏可。 
Nansi requested to dismiss Xiao Hong from his post. Emperor Wu of Liang replied on the memorial: "It is a private affair to love Xiao Hong as a brother, and it is the law of the emperor to remove Xiao Hong from his post." Approved the request of the Southern Division.