《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪四》
事情暴露后，贼人口称是受萧宏指使，梁武帝哭着对萧宏说： 我的人品才能胜过你百倍，但是处在皇位上还感到力不从心，你能做什么？
事发，称为宏所使，上泣谓宏曰： 我人才胜汝百倍，当此犹恐不堪，汝何为者？
After the incident was exposed, the bandits claimed that they had been ordered to do so by Xiao Hong. Emperor Wu of Liang cried and said to Xiao Hong, “My morality and abilities are a hundred times better than yours, but even I find it difficult to fulfill the responsibilities of being an emperor. What will you be able to accomplish?”