《资治通鉴·齐纪·齐纪八》
萧坦之忌妒才能，处处想凌驾于别人之上，而徐孝嗣受人牵使，江则犹柔寡断，刘暄则更是个糊涂软弱之人。有朝一日，祸乱爆发，朝廷内外必将土崩瓦解，支离破碎。我们兄弟幸好驻守外藩，应该为自身有所计谋。趁现在他们互相之间的猜忌、提防还没有开始，我们应当把几个弟弟全都叫到身边来，不然的话，恐怕到那时候就会拔足无路了。
萧坦之忌克陵人，徐孝嗣听人穿鼻，江祏无断，刘暄暗弱；一朝祸发，中外土崩，吾兄弟幸守外籓，宜为身计；及今猜防未生，当悉召诸弟，恐异时拔足无路矣。
Xiao Tanzhi was jealous of talents and wanted to be superior to others everywhere, while Xu Xiaoshi was manipulated by others. Jiang Ze was soft and indecisive, and Liu Xuan was a confused and weak person. One day, when chaos broke out, the court would fall apart. Fortunately, our brothers are stationed outside the vassal state, so we should make plans for ourselves. While they haven't started to suspect and guard against each other, we should call all their younger brothers to our side, otherwise, it will be difficult to get away.