《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪七》
到杜格周反叛时，住在恒州五原的降户策划要拥戴元深为主子，元深害怕了，上书朝廷请求回洛阳。
及杜洛周反，五原降户在恒州者谋奉深为主，深惧，上书求还洛阳。
When Du Gezhou rebelled, the surrendered household living in Wuyuan, Hengzhou, planned to support Yuan Shen as the master. Yuan Shen was frightened and wrote to the court, requesting to return to Luoyang.