《南齐书·列传·卷五十一》
齐世祖大怒，把他赶了出去。过了几天，世祖的怒气稍稍有些消释，又把张欣泰召回来，对他说： 你不乐意担任武职供我驱使，就把你放置在清贵的文职上去吧。 
世祖大怒，遣出外，数日，意稍释，召还，谓之曰： 卿不乐为武职驱使，当处卿以清贯。 
Xiao Ji was furious and expelled him. A few days later, Xiao Ji's anger subsided a little, and he summoned Zhang Xinta back and said to him, "You are not willing to serve me as a military officer, so I will give you a high-ranking civil service position."