《梁书·列传·卷四十七》
他舅父阮孝绪听到这事赞叹说： 遣孩子在家裹就是曾子一类的人，事奉君王就是蔺生一类的人。 
舅阮孝绪闻之，叹曰： 此儿在家则曾子之流，事君则蔺生之匹。 
His maternal uncle Ruan Xiaoxu heard about this and said with admiration: "To leave a child at home would be like Zeng Zi, and to serve the emperor would be like Lin Sheng.