《北史·本记·卷十一》
刚掌握政权时，人心不肯归附，几个儿子又都年幼势弱，朝廷内部有六王图谋不轨，外部则有三方面的叛乱。当时手握重兵、掌管重镇的，都是北周的旧臣。
初得政之始，群情不附。诸子幼弱，内有六王之谋，外致三方之乱，握强兵、居重镇者，皆周之旧臣。
When he first took power, people's hearts were not willing to submit to him because his sons were all young and weak while in the imperial court the Six Princes plotted treason and there were rebellions on three sides. At the time, the ones who wielded the most military power and controlled the most important military towns were all high-ranking officials of the former Northern Zhou.