《新唐书·列传·卷十二》
萧铣随即回信对景珍说： 我先君侍奉隋朝，职贡毫无缺失，而隋人竟贪我土地，灭我宗社，我因此痛心疾首，想洗雪这个耻辱。
铣即报景珍书曰： 我先君昔事隋，职贡无废，乃贪我土宇，灭我宗祊，我是以痛心疾首，恫心疾首，思刷厥耻。
Xiao Xi immediately replied to Jingzhen, saying: My ancestors served the Sui Dynasty, and the tributes were never lacking, but the Sui people actually coveted my land and destroyed my ancestral temple. Therefore, I was so deeply grieved that I wanted to wash away this shame.