《北史·列传·卷五十》
这时荆州虽然被东魏攻陷，人心仍然恋原来的朝廷。因而，朝廷便命他为卫大将军、都督三荆州诸军事，兼尚书右仆射、东南道行台、大都督、荆州刺史，前去招抚怀柔那里的百姓。
时荆州虽隐东魏，人心犹恋本朝，乃以信为卫大将军、都督三荆州诸军事，兼尚书右仆射、东南道行台、大都督、荆州刺史，以招怀之。
At that time, although Jingzhou was captured by Eastern Wei, the people’s hearts still yearned for their previous emperor. Thus, the emperor decreed him to be the General of the Imperial Guards, the Commander of the Three Jingzhou Military Forces, concurrently the Minister of Works, the Chief of the Inspection Circuit for the Southeastern Road, the Grand Commander, and the Governor of Jingzhou, and sent him to pacify and conciliate the people there.