《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪二十五》
迦叶志忠上奏道： 想当初我大唐高祖神尧皇帝尚未受命于天时，天下流行的歌谣是《桃李子》；在太宗文武皇帝尚未即位之时，天下流行的乐曲是《秦王破阵乐》；在高宗天皇大帝继位之前，天下流行传唱的歌谣是《堂堂》；在则天大圣皇后登基以前，天下所流行的乐曲是《媚娘》；在应天皇帝陛下您继位以前，天下流行传唱的歌曲是《英王石州》；在顺天皇后受命于天以前的永徽末年，就已有人传唱《桑条韦》之歌，大概上天的旨意就是认为顺天皇后应当当国母，主持蚕桑之事。
迦叶志忠奏： 昔神尧皇帝未受命，天下歌《桃李子》；文武皇帝未受命，天下歌《秦王破阵乐》；天皇大帝未受命，天下歌《堂堂》；则天皇后未受命，天下歌《娬媚娘》；应天皇帝未受命，天下歌《英王石州》。顺天皇后未受命，天下歌《桑条韦》，盖天意以为顺天皇后宜为国母，主蚕桑之事。
Jia Ye Zhizhong submitted a memorial stating: "I recall that in the times before our Tang Gaozu God-Astute Emperor had accepted his mandate from heaven, the popular song was 'Peach and Plum Seeds'; before Taizong the Literary and Martial Emperor had ascended the throne, the popular melody was 'Prince Qin Breaks the Ranks'; before Emperor Gaozong the Heavenly Emperor had succeeded, the popular song that was widely sung was 'Grand'; before Empress Zetian the Great Saint had taken the throne, the popular melody was 'Charming Lady'; and before our sovereign, Your Majesty, the Ying Heavenly Emperor, had succeeded, the popular song that was widely sung was 'King Ying's Shi Prefecture.' In the final years of the Yong Hui era, before Empress Shuntian had received the mandate from heaven, there were already people singing the song 'Mulberry and Willow.' Probably the will of heaven believed that Empress Shuntian would become the mother of our nation, who would preside over the affair of silkworms and mulberry trees.