《北齐书·列传·卷十二》
赵元侃说： 臣以前事奉先帝，天天看到先帝宠爱王，现在宁愿去死，也不能这样做。 
元侃曰： 臣昔事先帝，日见先帝爱王，今宁就死，不能行。 
Zhao Yuankan said: I used to serve the late emperor and saw the late emperor's favor to the king every day. Now I would rather die than do that.