《北史·列传·卷五十六》
公卿大臣们奏报他怨恨朝廷，罪当处死。隋文帝对他说： 大臣们执法不移，你可自己寻求不死的办法。 
公卿奏弼怨望，罪当死，上曰： 臣下守法不移，公可自求活理。 
The ministers of the government reported that he resented the court and deserved to be executed. Emperor Wen of Sui said to him: "The ministers enforce the law without fail, but you can find your own way to avoid death."