《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪三》
武帝对张稷抱怨自己感到很遗憾，就从容地与沈约谈到了张稷的事，沈约说： 左仆射出任边境上的青、冀二州刺史，已经是过去的事情了，何足再加议论！ 
上有憾于张稷，从容与约语及之，约曰： 左仆射出作边州，已往之事，何足复论！ 
Emperor Wu complained to Zhang Ji about feeling sorry for him, and calmly talked with Shen Yao about Zhang Ji's matters, Shen Yao said: "The Left Minister taking up the position of border province's Qing and Ji state governors is a thing of the past, why speak about it again?"