《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪五》
高帝平定天下而为汉室太祖，应当子孙相传世代不绝，如果现在舍弃了理应继承的皇子，不立太子，而另从诸侯王和宗室中选择继承人，这是违背高帝愿望的。
高帝平天下为太祖，子孙继嗣世世不绝，今释宜建而更选于诸侯及宗室，非高帝之志也。
Emperor Gaozu pacified the world and became the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. It should be passed on from generation to generation. If we now abandon the prince who should have inherited the throne and do not establish a crown prince, but choose an heir from among the vassal kings and the royal family, it would be against the wishes of Emperor Gaozu.