《北史·列传·卷四十一》
他答道： 太后荒淫暴虐，天下人都很厌恶她，您既然主持正义，忽然又想诛杀那么多人，实在不是好的计谋。 
对曰： 太后淫虐，天下共弃。公既执忠义，忽欲歼夷多士，实谓非策。 
He replied: The empress dowager is licentious and tyrannical. All the people in the world hate her. Now that you are upholding justice, and yet you suddenly intend to kill so many people, this is not a good plan. 