《北齐书·列传·卷十四》
到了冀州刺史任上，高归彦心不自安，起了造反叛乱的念头，打算等到受调完毕，皇上为有功将士颁赏时，希望车驾去晋阳，乘虚攻入邺都。
至州，不自安，谋逆，欲待受调讫，班赐军士，望车驾如晋阳，乘虚入邺。
As the governor of Jizhou, Gao Guiyan felt uneasy and planned a rebellion. He planned to wait until the transfer was completed, the emperor would reward the meritorious soldiers and generals, and hoped that the carriage would go to Jinyang to capture Yedu.