《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪五》
胡太后多次设立斋戒大会，给僧人的布施动辄以万计数，又常常没有节度地赏赐身边的人，耗费的财物不可计量，却不曾把好处施舍到百姓头上。
太后数设斋会，施僧物动以万计，赏赐左右无节，所费不赀，而未尝施惠及民。
Empress Dowager Hu held vegetarian feasts on many occasions and often rewarded the monks with cloth by the tens of thousands. She also frequently rewarded those around her without limit, squandering an immeasurable amount of wealth, yet she never bestowed any benefits upon the people.