《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪五十五》
他心中忧虑烦闷，无计可施，只好派人把皇帝的尊号送给他的堂兄袁绍，说： 汉朝王室的气数久已尽了，袁氏应当接受天命为君王，符命与祥瑞都显示得很明白。
乃遣使归帝号于从兄绍曰： 禄去汉室久矣！袁氏受命当王，符瑞炳然。
He was anxious and distressed, and had no choice but to send someone to give the title of emperor to his cousin Yuan Shao, saying: "The fate of the Han royal family has long been exhausted, and the Yuan family should accept the destiny as the king, and the talisman and auspiciousness are very clear. ."