《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪五》
邢祖信离开尚书都省，有人责怪他过于坦率耿直，他感慨说： 贤良的宰相尚且被杀，我何必顾惜自己的余生！ 
及出，人尤其抗直，祖信慨然曰： 贤宰相尚死，我何惜馀生！ 
Xing Zuxin left the Shangshu capital, and some people blamed him for being too outspoken and upright. He sighed and said, "The virtuous prime minister has been killed, why should I cherish my own life!"