《魏书·列传·卷二十九》
如果像他所说的不好荣官，志愿隐居嵩岭，那么在当初，他就应拄着拐杖寻访山岭，背着书卷沿水遨游，但他却到处寻求知己之人，四处编造曾担任官职，其希图荣禄之心已经显现，逃避官宦之志又在何处？
若言不好荣官，志愿嵩岭者，初届之日，即应杖策寻山，负帙沿水。而乃广寻知已，遍造执事。希荣之心已见，逃宦之志安在？
If he were not eager for the official salary as he claimed and was willing to spend his spare time hidden on Mount Song, then at the very beginning, he should have been carrying a cane to travel in the mountains, and strapping scrolls to his back to sail along the river. However, what he did was to search for loyal friends everywhere, and fabricate his experience in different positions. His hope for fame and wealth became conspicuous. Where was his ambition for leading a life of a hermit?