《汉书·传·韦贤传》
然后才即位做了皇帝。文帝消除像当初秦国那样的混乱局面，重振三代的和美风尚，所以百姓才得以安居乐业，都蒙受了文帝的恩惠，文帝的功德仁义没人能比。我认为应该尊奉高皇帝为汉太祖，孝文皇帝为太宗，世世代代接受后人祭祀，永远传下去，我十分高兴这样做。
孝文皇帝国为代王，诸吕作乱，海内摇动，然群臣黎庶靡不一意，北面而归心，犹谦辞固让而后即位，削乱秦之迹，兴三代之风，是以百姓晏然，咸获嘉福，德莫盛焉。高皇帝为汉太祖，孝文皇帝为太宗，世世承祀，传之无穷，朕甚乐之。
Only then did he succeed to the throne. Emperor Wen ended the chaotic situation like that of the Qin dynasty, restored the harmony of the Three Dynasty era, so the people could live and work in peace and contentment, and all received the grace of Emperor Wen, and no one could compare with the virtue and benevolence of Emperor Wen. I feel that Emperor High Uprising should be respected and honored as the Progenitor of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wen should be honored as the Established Ancestor, so that they can be worshipped eternally by their descendants, generation after generation, and I will be very happy to do that.