《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪五》
北魏相州刺史中山文庄王元熙是元英的儿子，他和弟弟给事黄门侍郎元略、司徒祭酒元篡都得到清河王元怿的厚待，听到元怿的死讯之后，在邺城起兵，并且上书给孝明帝要求杀掉元义、刘腾，元篡逃跑到了邺城参与起兵。
魏相州刺史中山文庄王熙，英之子也，与弟给事黄门侍郎略、司徒祭酒纂，皆为清河王怿所厚，闻怿死，起兵于鄴，上表欲诛元义、刘腾，纂亡奔鄴。
The governor of Xiangzhou in Northern Wei, Zhongshan Wenzhuang Wang Yuan Xi (元熙) was the son of Yuan Ying (元英), he and his younger brothers, the attendant of the imperial palace, Yuan Lue (元略), and the historiographer of Situ, Yuan Zuan (元篡), were well treated by the King of Qinghe, Yuan Yi. After hearing the news of Yuan Yi's death, they raised troops in Yecheng, and petitioned the emperor to kill Yuan Yi and Liu Teng, Yuan Zuan fled to Yecheng to join the uprising.