《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十七》
萧泰是萧范的弟弟。他以前曾担任中书舍人，花费了大量钱财贿赂当时的达官贵人，被破格提拔为谯州刺史。
泰，范之弟也，先为中书舍人，倾财以事时要，超授谯州刺史。
Xiao Tai was Xiao Fan’s younger brother. He had formerly been an attendant in Zhongshu, and had spent large sums of money bribing the noblemen and high officials of the time, and so was specially promoted to be Governor of Qiazhou.