《北史·列传·卷七十四》
苏琼幼年时跟随父亲在边境，曾经拜见东荆州刺史曹芝，曹芝开玩笑地问他说 ：你想做官不？ 
琼幼时随父在边，尝谒东荆州刺史曹芝，芝戏问曰： 卿欲官不？ 
When Su Qiong was young, he followed his father to the border and once met Cao Zhi, the governor of Dongjingzhou. Cao Zhi jokingly asked him: "Do you want to be an official?"