《魏书·列传·卷七十三》
这时正派他写献武王碑文，写成后，很快就把他投到晋阳狱中，吃破棉絮而死，弃尸路边，抄没了他的家口。
方使之作献武王碑文，既成，乃饿诸晋阳狱，食弊襦而死，弃尸路隅，没其家口。
At this time, he ordered him to write the tombstone inscription for King Xianwu. As soon as he finished, he was sent to the Jinyang Prison. He ate spoiled cotton and died. His body was abandoned on the road, and his family was wiped out.