《梁书·列传·卷十三》
范云曾经陪侍御宴，高祖对临川王萧宏、鄱阳王萧恢说： 我和范尚书从年轻时起就亲善友好，情同兄弟；如今我为天下之主，这种兄弟之礼已变为君臣的关系，你们应代我称呼范云为兄长。 
尝侍宴，高祖谓临川王宏、鄱阳王恢曰： 我与范尚书少亲善，申四海之敬；今为天下主，此礼既革，汝宜代我呼范为兄。 
Once, when Fan Yun was attending the emperor at a banquet, Gaozu said to the Prince of Linchuan, Xiao Hong, and the Prince of Poyang, Xiao Huai, "I have been close friends with Minister Fan since our younger days, and our feelings were like those between brothers; now that I am the ruler of the world, our relationship as brothers has changed to one between a sovereign and a subject, you two should call Fan Yun 'senior brother' on my behalf."