《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪四十》
刘穆之去世之后，东晋朝廷不胜惶恐，打算颁下诏书，任命太尉左司马徐羡之代替刘穆之的职位。中军谘议参军张邵说： 现在情势确实危急，看来最终还要委任徐羡之。
穆之之卒也，朝廷恇惧，欲发诏，以太尉左司马徐羡之代之，中军咨议参军张邵曰： 今诚急病，任终在徐；然世子无专命，宜须谘之。 
After Liu Muzhi passed away, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was apprehensive and planned to issue an edict appointing Xu Xianzhi, the Zuo Sima of Taiwei, to replace Liu Muzhi's position. Zhang Shao, the military advisor of the central army, said: "The situation is indeed critical now, and it seems that Xu Xianzhi will be appointed in the end."