《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪二十八》
王莽又打算改变王太后在汉朝时的旧封号，更换她的印玺绶带，但又怕她拒绝。而王莽的远族王谏打算向王莽献媚，上奏说： 皇天废除汉朝，而命令建立新朝，太皇太后不宜再称尊号，应该跟汉朝同时废除，顺应天命。 
莽又欲改太后汉家旧号，易其玺绶，恐不见听；而莽疏属王谏欲谄莽，上书言： 皇天废去汉而命立新室，太皇太后不宜称尊号，当随汉废，以奉天命。 
Wang Mang planned to change the old title and replace the seals and ribbons for the Empress Dowager, but he was afraid that she would refuse. Wang Jian, a distant relative of Wang Mang, wanted to flatter him, and so he memorialized: “The Emperor of Heaven has disposed of the Han and ordered the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, and it is not suitable for the Grand Empress Dowager to use the title any longer. It should be disposed of with the Han to obey the mandate of heaven.”