《梁书·列传·卷三十九》
当初，他的父亲多次有南归的心愿，常对诸子说： 人一生怎可以长久留在异域，你们应该归奉束朝。 
初，其父每有南归之志，常谓诸子曰： 人生安可久淹异域，汝等可归奉东朝。 
In the beginning, his father had repeatedly wished to return to the south, and often said to his sons: "How can a person stay in a foreign land for a long time? You should return to Dongchao."