《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十九》
孝静帝神色凝重地说： 这件事推让很久了，我谨遵众意，理当逊位让贤。 
帝敛容曰： 此事推挹已久，谨当逊避。 
Emperor Xiaojing, with a solemn expression, said: "I have postponed this matter for a long time; I respectfully follow the will of the people and should yield my position to a more worthy man."