《宋书·列传·卷八十四》
杀皇帝的大乱接连出现，以至假借号令，残害贤臣，湘东王自立为皇帝，反而比先前的暴君更加凶恶，蔑视我们皇室的规矩，打乱我们皇室的继承秩序，杀我们的亲王兄弟，显出豺狼般的举动，做出赵王司马伦、河间王司马颖的叛逆举动。强夺我们的皇位，诬害上天和人民。
岂图宋未悔祸，弑乱奄臻，遂矫害明茂，篡窃天宝，反道效尤，蔑我皇德，干我昭穆，寡我兄弟，恣鸱鸮之心，蹈伦、颖之志，覆移鼎祚，诬罔天人。
There have been a series of great chaos in killing the emperor, so as to falsely claim orders and kill virtuous ministers. King Xiangdong established himself as emperor, which is even more ferocious than the previous tyrant. He despised the rules of our royal family, disrupted the order of our royal family's inheritance, and killed our pro-royal brothers, showing jackal-like behavior and making Sima Lun, King of Zhao, and Sima Ying, King of Hejian, rebellious. They robbed us of the throne and framed heaven and the people.