《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十七》
只因蒙受高祖皇帝和光武皇帝的圣恩大德才能如此。我不敢推辞，谨与众人一起举酒。命太常选定良辰吉日，策书祭告宗庙。 
唯高祖、光武圣德所被，不敢有辞，其敬举觞，太常择吉日策告宗庙。 
This was only possible because I received such great kindness and compassion from Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu. I do not dare to shirk my duties or refuse, and I sincerely raise my glass with everyone here. I order the Grand Master of Ceremonies to choose an auspicious date to conduct a ceremony to offer an imperial document and sacrifice in the ancestral temple.