《梁书·列传·卷二十》
高祖笑着对他说： 卿想要学刘备却连公孙述都不及，难道是因为没有卧龙这样的臣子吗。 
高祖笑谓曰： 卿欲慕刘备而曾不及公孙述，岂无卧龙之臣乎。 
Gaozu smiled and said to him: You want to learn Liu Bei but you are not even as good as Gongsun Shu. Do you not have a minister like Wolong?