《南史·列传·卷四十二》
萧子云派人询问，回答说： 侍中的书信之美，远流海外，今天所请求的，就是名人手迹。 
子云遣问之，答曰： 侍中尺牍之美，远流海外，今日所求，唯在名迹。 
Xiao Ziyuan sent someone to ask, and he replied: The beauty of the Imperial Secretary's writing has spread far and wide overseas. What we are requesting today is his autograph.