《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪三十三》
自从安帝即位以来，朝内朝外都是变乱丛生，石头城以南的地区都被荆州、江州所占据，以西的地区又全都归豫州所专有，京口地区以及长江以北都是刘牢之以及广陵相高雅之控制的地盘，朝廷政令所能达到、通行的地方，只有三吴这一小片地域。
自帝即位以来，内外乖异，石头以南皆为荆、江所据，以西皆豫州所专，京口及江北皆刘牢之及广陵相同雅之所制，朝廷所行，惟三吴而已。
Ever since Emperor An ascended the throne, the court was in chaos. The regions south of Stone City were occupied by Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, and the regions to the west were controlled by Yuzhou. The regions near Jingkou and north of the Yangtze River were controlled by Liu Laozhi and Gaoling Xiang Gao Yashi. The only places where the court's orders could reach and be executed were the three Wu regions.