《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十七》
我们不如放弃淮南，专心一意向东进军，统率轻装骑兵直袭建康。临贺王萧正德在建康内部反叛，大王你在建康城外发动攻势，天下不难平定！
不如弃淮南，决志东向，帅轻骑直掩建康；临贺反其内，大王攻其外，天下不足定也。
We might as well give up Huainan, focus on marching eastward, and lead the light cavalry to directly attack Jiankang. King Linghe, Xiao Zhengde rebelled inside Jiankang, and you, the Great King, launched an offensive outside Jiankang City, and it would not be difficult to pacify the world!