《隋书·列传·卷十七》
隋文帝开皇初年，文帝暗中怀有吞并江南的志向，认为韩擒虎有文武之才，平素很有名气，于是就授他为庐州总管，委韩擒虎以平定陈国的重任，很是叫敌人惧怕。
开皇初，高祖潜有吞并江南之志，以擒有文武才用，夙著声名，于是拜为庐州总管，委以平陈之任，甚为敌人所惮。
In the early years of Emperor Wen of Sui, Emperor Wen secretly harbored the ambition of annexing Jiangnan. He believed that Han Qinhui had both literary and military talents and was very famous. So he granted him the title of Chief Executive of Luzhou and entrusted Han Qinhui with the important task of pacifying the Chen Dynasty, which made the enemy very scared.