《梁书·列传·卷五十六》
到了壶豆洲，前太子舍人羊鲲把候景杀了，将尸体送给王僧辩。玉僧辩将候景的头送到西台去，将尸体陈放在建康街市，百姓们纷纷争着切割他的肉来吃，还把他的骨头烧成灰扬弃。
至壶豆洲，前太子舍人羊鲲杀之，送尸于王僧辩，传首西台，曝尸于建康市。百姓争取屠脍啖食，焚骨扬灰。
When he arrived at Hutouzhou, Yang Kun, the former prince's attendant, killed Hou Jing and sent the body to Wang Sengbian. Wang Sengbian sent Hou Jing's head to Xitai and displayed his body on the streets of Jiankang. People were scrambling to cut his flesh for food and burned his bones to ashes.