《北齐书·列传·卷十五》
不久让他去当雍州长史，他对人说： 我向来用法严厉，不会看贵人眼色行事，恐怕就要死在这任官上了。 
未几为雍州长史，谓人曰： 我向法深，不能窥候要贵，无乃必死此官。 
Soon after, he made him the Changshi of Yongzhou. Shiwen said to the people, "I have always been strict in enforcing the law and never show favoritism to the nobility. I'm afraid I'll die in this position."