《魏书·列传·卷六十二》
又下诏说： 已故假黄钺、持节、侍中、相国、录尚书、都督中外诸军事、天柱大将军、司州牧、太原王尔朱荣，乃是五岳显灵，让他应期辅佐朝廷。他功齐伊尹、霍光，德合齐桓、晋文。
又诏曰： 故假黄钺、持节、侍中、相国、录尚书、都督中外诸军事、天柱大将军、司州牧、太原王荣，惟岳降灵，应期作辅，功侔伊霍，德契桓文。
Moreover, I declare in the edict: The late Erzhu Rong, commander of the armed forces, grand general of Tianshu, governor of Sizhou, and Prince of Taiyuan, was sent into the world by the gods of the five famous mountains to assist my court when the time was ripe. He had contributed as much as Yi Yin and Huo Guang, and his morality was as good as that of Qi Huangong and Duke Wen of Jin.