《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪二》
萧渊藻仅仅被贬为冠军将军，所受的惩罚实在是太轻了，梁朝的政治、刑律，在这件事上出现了大的失误，由此而开启了朝廷庇护亲族的弊端，所以不能长久立国，不也是很相宜的吗？
冠军之贬，于罚已轻。梁之政刑，于斯为失。私戚之端，自斯而启。年之不永，不亦宜乎！
Xiao Yuanzao was merely demoted to General of the First Rank. The punishment was indeed too light. The Liang Dynasty showed a big fault in its politics and laws from this case, which started up the defect of the court protecting its families. So it was just right that its country did not last long, wasn't it?