《北齐书·列传·卷四十六》
元韶和他开玩笑说： 你是想博取名声。 他回答说： 我出身贫贱，在你手下供职，已经不能对你有什么帮助了，怎么能败坏清廉之风。 后来产担在写给五趋的信中说： 那位姓重的典签做事极其用，何不把他留在身边。 元韶是高祖的女婿。
韶乃戏业曰： 卿邀名人也。 对曰： 业以微细，伏事节下，既不能裨益，宁可损败清风。 后高祖书与韶云： 典签姓孟者极能用心，何不置之目前。 韶，高祖之□也。
Yuan Shao joked with him, saying: "You want to seek fame." He replied, "I come from a humble background, and serving under you can no longer help you. How can I corrupt the atmosphere of integrity?" Later, Chundan wrote to Wuqu, saying, "The chief clerk of the surname Zhong is extremely competent in his work. Why not keep him by your side?" Yuan Shao was the son-in-law of Gaozu.