《北史·列传·卷六》
元顺在西游园向灵太后告辞时，元徽、徐纥正好在旁边侍奉，元顺指着他们对灵太后说： 这两人正是魏国的宰，魏国不灭，他们就不会死亡。 
顺奉辞于西游园，徽、纥侍侧。顺指谓灵太后曰： 此人魏之宰嚭，魏国不灭，终不死亡。 
When Yuan Shun said goodbye to Empress Ling in the Western Tour Garden, Yuan Wei and Xu He happened to be serving by his side. Yuan Shun pointed to them and said to Empress Ling, "These two are the traitors of the State of Wei. As long as the State of Wei is not destroyed, they will not die."