《宋书·列传·卷八十四》
因此前废帝深深感激袁顗，沈庆之也感谢他，景和元年，废帝杀掉众大臣，想引进袁顗，让他参与朝政，迁他做吏部尚书，废帝又下诏说： 国家大事的好坏，取决于宰相们，皇室大业没有沉沦，皇室的福气再次恢复，如果不是忠诚的谋略被采纳，怎么能成就今日的光荣？
由是前废帝深感顗，庆之亦怀其德。景和元年，诛群公，欲引进顗，任以朝政，迁为吏部尚书。又下诏曰： 宗社多故，衅因冢司，景命未沦，神祚再乂，自非忠谋密契，岂伊克殄。
Therefore the previous废帝 was very grateful to Yuan Yi, and Shen Qingzhi was also grateful to him, in the first year of Jinghe, the废帝 killed a number of officials, and wanted to call for Yuan Yi and have him participate in government, and promoted him to minister of personnel, and the废帝 issued an edict saying: “The success or failure of important state events depends on the prime minister, the great cause of the imperial family has not been destroyed, and the good fortune of the imperial family has once more revived. If it wasn't for the loyal and honest schemes having been adopted, how could there have been the glory of today?