《陈书·列传·卷十八》
于是派遣特使去迎接周弘正，又对朝廷官员说： 晋氏司马炎平定孙吴，很高兴地得到了陆机陆云，现在我讨伐侯景，也得到了周弘正周弘让，前代的司马炎和今天的我都在相同的时机下得到两位英才异士，足可以连类而及互相媲美了。 
仍遣使迎之，谓朝士曰： 晋氏平吴，喜获二陆，今我破贼，亦得两周，今古一时，足为连类。 
Then he sent a special envoy to welcome Zhou Hongzheng and said to the officials in the court, “When Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty pacified Sun Wu, he was very happy to have Lu Ji and Lu Yun. Now I am punishing Hou Jing, and I also have Zhou Hongzheng and Zhou Hongrang. Sima Yan of the former dynasty and I of today both got two outstanding talents at the same time. We can be compared with each other.