《魏书·列传·卷八十六》
景明二年，萧衍就与萧颖胄共同推举萧宝卷的弟弟荆州刺史萧宝融为主，定年号为中兴，举兵讨伐萧宝卷。
景明二年，衍乃与颖胄推宝卷弟荆州刺史宝融为主，号年中兴，举兵伐宝卷。
In 501, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yingzhou supported Xiao Baoyan's brother Xiao Baorong, governor of Jingzhou, and declared him emperor, giving him the reign name Zhongxing, and raising troops to attack Xiao Baoyan.