《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪二十二》
庚申，北齐文宣帝将要到西边去巡视，文武百官在紫陌为文宣帝送行，文宣帝派手执长矛的骑兵把他们包围起来，对骑兵们说： 我一举鞭示意，你们就杀了他们。 
庚申，齐主将西巡，百官辞于紫陌，帝使槊骑围之，曰： 我举鞭，即杀之。 
On gengshen day, Northern Qi Emperor Wenxuan prepares to depart on a tour of the western provinces. Before he leaves, he stages a farewell banquet at Zimo with the civil and military officials. He places them under armed guard and tells the guards, “Once I raise my whip, you will kill them.”