《北史·列传·卷五》
元修义特别爱喝酒，每次一喝就连日不断，因而得了风病，成天昏头昏脑的。他虽然到了长安，却没有干出什么好事。元志失败阵亡后，贼兵已东至黑水，朝廷另派萧宝夤征讨，任命元修义为雍州刺史。
薨，赠司空，谥曰平。子则，字孝规，袭爵，位义州刺史。
Yuan Xiuyi was especially fond of drinking, and every time he drank, he would drink for days on end, which made him suffer from rheumatism, and he was always dizzy and confused. Although he arrived in Chang'an, he did not do anything good. After Yuan Zhi's defeat and death, the rebel soldiers had already reached Heishui in the east. The imperial court sent Xiao Bao'yin to lead the expedition and appointed Yuan Xiuyi as the governor of Yongzhou.