《魏书·列传·卷二十一》
起初，太祖认为慕容垂的儿子们分别占据要职，权柄移动，终于导致灭亡；而且国家风俗敦厚朴素，嗜好和欲望不多，不能开启人们的聪慧灵巧的心窍，却诱导人们诈取功利，很不以为然。
初，太祖以慕容垂诸子分据势要，权柄推移，遂至亡灭;且国俗敦朴，嗜欲寡少，不可启其机心，而导其巧利，深非之。
At first, Taizu believed that Murong Chui's sons each occupied important positions, their authority shifted, leading to their eventual destruction; moreover, the customs of the state were honest and simple, without many hobbies or desires, so they couldn't open up people's intelligent and clever minds, but instead lured people into pursuing gains, and he was quite displeased with the direction things were headed.