《元史·本纪·卷三十一》
八月初四黎明时分，召来百官会集于兴圣宫，兵器都露出锋利的一端，在众人中号召说： 武皇有圣子二人，为人孝友且有仁义文德，天下之人归心，是皇朝大统之所在，应当迎立为帝，不服从者死。 
八月甲午黎明，召百官集兴圣宫，兵皆露刃，号于众曰： 武皇有圣子二人，孝友仁文，天下归心，大统所在，当迎立之，不从者死！ 
At dawn on August 4th, he summoned all the officials to gather at Xing Sheng Palace, with all their weapons showing, and he said to the crowd: "The Martial Emperor has two holy sons, they are filial and friendly and benevolent, virtuous and cultured, and people all over the world look up to them. They are the successors of the imperial dynasty and should be enthroned as emperors. Those who disobey will be killed."