《南齐书·列传·卷四十九》
当时王晏受到皇上厚遇地位已很重要，对王奂的事又不好推诿，便回答世祖说： 柳世隆有很高的威信，他的职位恐怕不应当在王奂之下。 
晏位遇已重，与奂不能相推，答上曰： 柳世隆有重望，恐不宜在奂后。 
At that time, Wang Yan was highly favored by the emperor and was already in a very important position. In addition, there was no way he could evade the issue of Wang Huan, so he answered Shizu, "Liu Shilong enjoys a high prestige. His position shouldn't be lower than Wang Huan's."