《新唐书·列传·卷四十二》
那时，武承嗣请求立武氏七庙，且追封其祖先为王。裴炎进谏说 ：太后是天下之母，以圣德临朝，应该向天下显示最大的公心，不可以追赠自己的先祖为王，表现私心。
后已持政，稍自肆，於是武承嗣请立七庙，追王其先，炎谏曰： 太后天下母，以盛德临朝，宜存至公，不容追王祖考，示自私。
At that time, Wu Chengsi asked to establish the Ancestral Temple for the Family of Wu and posthumously ennoble his ancestors as kings. Pei Yan remonstrated, saying: "Your Majesty is the mother of the world and governs with your divine graces. You should show your utmost magnanimity to the world, and you should not posthumously promote your ancestors to kings, revealing your partiality."