《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十八》
梁朝的上甲侯萧韶从建康逃奔到江陵，声称他是拿着梁武帝的秘密诏书来征兵的，任命湘东王萧绎为侍中、假黄、大都督中外诸军事、司徒、承制，其余的藩王也都增加了职位与名号。
上甲侯韶自建康出奔江陵，称受高祖密诏征兵，以湘东王绎为侍中、假黄钺、大都督中外诸军事、司徒、承制，自馀籓镇并加位号。
The Liang Dynasty's Shangjia Marquis Xiao Shao escaped from Jiankang and fled to Jiangling, claiming that he was carrying secret edicts from Emperor Wu of Liang in order to conscript soldiers, and that he was appointing Xiao Yi, the Prince of Xiangdong, as a palace attendant, the acting imperial uncle, the grand chief military commander of both internal and external affairs, the minister of works, and the minister of state affairs, and that the remaining vassal princes were all to have their positions and titles upgraded.