《太平广记·卷一百五十五·定数十》
时芫所做的梦全都应验了，没有差错。时芫要去岳阳之前把皋找来，特意讲了当年的事情，并将箱子里的记录拿给皋看，并且说： 大家不要以为这是偶然的，这是命运决定的。 
皋实无心望于科第，此后二十七八年，皋方判入等，皆不差忒，芫临发岳阳，召皋，特说当时之事，并取箧中所记以示之，曰： 诸公何足为谑，命使之然。 
At that time, all the dreams that Yan had had became true without any error. Before Yan went to Yue Yang, he summoned Gao and recounted the events of the year. He showed Gao the record in the box, and said, “Everyone should not think that this is coincidental. This is determined by fate.”