《陈书·列传·卷二十四》
高宗曾下韶取扬州曹事，亲自省览，见萧济所写条理详悉，行文流畅，于是对左右人说： 我本以为萧长史长于经传，不知道他所写精练繁多能到这个地步。 
高宗尝敕取扬州曹事，躬自省览，见济条理详悉，文无滞害，乃顾谓左右曰： 我本期萧长史长于经传，不言精练繁剧，乃至于此。 
Emperor Gaozong once ordered that the administrative affairs of Yangzhou be retrieved, and he personally reviewed them. Upon reading Xiao Ji's meticulously written and well-organized documents, he remarked to his advisors: "I initially thought that Prefect Xiao was skilled in the classics and histories, but I did not know that his writing could be so concise and comprehensive."