《隋书·列传·卷十四》
牛弘尚在襁褓之中时，有相面的见了他，对他父亲说： 这个小孩日后当会富贵，好好养他。 
弘初在襁褓，有相者见之，谓其父曰： 此兒当贵，善爱养之。 
When Niu Hong was still in swaddling clothes, he saw a physiognomist, who said to his father: This child will be rich and noble in the future, so raise him well.