《宋书·列传·卷七十四》
而且他不断上书朝廷，多次要求荣誉，臧质只是吹嘘他的功劳，从不承认部下的成绩，有错便是朝廷所致，或者便说是有关部门的失误。国人因此对他失去信任，有识之士谁也不附从。
虽上旨频烦，屡求劳牒，质但称伐在己，不逮僚隶，托咎朝廷，归罪有司，国士解心，有识莫附。
Besides, he kept submitting memorials to the imperial court, repeatedly asking for honors, for Zang Zhi would only boast about his own merits, never acknowledging the achievements of his subordinates; any mistakes made were due to the negligence of the imperial court, or so he would say, or they would have been the fault of the relevant departments. The people of his country lost faith in him for these reasons, and no knowledgeable person would follow him.