《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十七》
侯景给朱异回了信，并且告诉城中的官兵，信中说： 梁朝最近几年来，奸臣当权，搜刮平民，以满足他们自己的嗜好和欲望。
景报书，并告城中士民，以为： 梁自近岁以来，权幸用事，割剥齐民，以供嗜欲。
Hou Jing replied to Zhu Yi and told the officers and soldiers in the city, saying: "In recent years, treacherous ministers have been in power in the Liang Dynasty, looting civilians to satisfy their own hobbies and desires."