《梁书·列传·卷五十六》
所以，我发动了晋阳的兵马，横渡长江抵京城，希望能够进入皇上的宫殿，踏上宫廷的台阶，向陛下当面陈述是非曲直，指明好坏善恶，杀掉陛下身边的奸臣，清理国家不良的政治，然后我回到封地去守卫藩镇，以保全我的忠义气节，这确实是我的最大心愿。
是以兴晋阳之甲，乱长江而直济，愿得升赤墀，践文石，口陈枉直，指画臧否，诛君侧之恶臣，清国朝之粃政，然后还守籓翰，以保忠节，实臣之至愿也。
Therefore, I mobilized the troops of Jinyang, crossed the Yangtze River to the capital, hoping to enter the emperor's palace, step onto the palace steps, and state the rights and wrongs, the good and the evil, to kill the treacherous ministers around the emperor, purge the country of political corruption, and then return to my fiefdom to guard the藩镇, to preserve my loyal and righteous character, this is truly my greatest wish.