《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪二十一》
元帝把任约从监狱里放出来，任命地为晋安王司马，让他协助陆法和抵抗萧纪，并对他说： 你本来是该得死罪的，我不杀你，就是为了今天让你戴罪立功。 
帝拔任约于狱，以为晋安王司马，使助法和拒纪，谓之曰： 汝罪不容诛，我不杀汝，本为今日！ 
The Emperor Yuan released Ren Yue from prison, appointed him as the King of Jin'an Sima, and asked him to assist Lu Fahe in resisting Xiao Ji, and said to him, "You should have been sentenced to death, but I did not kill you just so that today you can make meritorious service."