《周书·列传·卷三十四》
杨摽父亲杨猛先前任邵郡白水县令，杨摽与那些豪强大族是知己挚友，请求走小路到邵郡，组织军队来接应朝廷。
摽父猛先为邵郡白水令，摽与其豪右相知，请微行诣邵郡，举兵以应朝廷。
Yang Fan's father, Yang Meng, was previously the magistrate of Baishui prefecture in Shaozhou, Yang Fan knew the gentry and powerful families there, he asked to take a short path to Shaozhou, to organise an army to come to the emperor's aid.