《魏书·列传·卷六十二》
庄帝忧愤交加，无计可施，于是命人向尔朱荣宣明旨意说： 帝王更替频繁，盛衰没有常度，而今大魏既遭噩运，天下瓦解。
帝忧愤无计，乃令人喻旨于荣曰： 帝王迭袭，盛衰无常，既属屯运，四方瓦解。
Emperor Xiaozhuang was overwhelmed with sorrow and frustration, but he could think of no way to escape his fate. He therefore ordered someone to relay the following message to Erzhu Rong: “Emperors come and go, and there is no constant state of prosperity or decline. The Northern Wei is now suffering a terrible calamity, and the realm is falling apart.