《南齐书·列传·卷五十一》
诏书说江夏王因为遇到艰难时世的缘故，所以才不得不委屈自己的心迹而行事，探测他心中的隐情，是可以原谅的，这并没有玷污他纯洁的节操。
诏称江夏遭时屯故，迹屈行令，内恕探情，无玷纯节。
The imperial order states that the King of Jiangxia was forced to behave against his will because of difficult times and it is forgivable to try and fathom his hidden mind which does not tarnish his pure integrity.