《梁书·本纪·卷五》
从前，公卿失去控制，灾祸多达天空的尽头，侯景欺凌天下，奸臣交替而起，率领戎狄讨伐颖，无处不是这样，劝明诛晋，到处都是如此。
日者，公卿失驭，祸缠霄极，侯景凭陵，奸臣互起，率戎伐颖，无处不然，劝明诛晋，侧足皆尔。
Formerly, dukes and ministers lost control. Disasters reached into the sky. Hou Jing bullied the people. Deceitful ministers arose one after another, leading Rong and Di peoples to attack Ying. It was the same everywhere. They advised the emperor to kill the Jin emperor, which was the same everywhere.