《宋书·本纪·卷二》
平西将军、荆州刺史司马休之，为宗室所倚重，又得江汉民心，刘裕疑其有夺取王位的野心。
筑东府，起府舍。平西将军、荆州刺史司马休之，宗室之重，又得江汉人心，公疑其有异志。
General Pingxi, Sima Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, was highly respected by the imperial clan and also won the hearts of the people in Jiang and Han. Liu Yu suspected that he had harbored the ambition to seize the throne.