《北史·列传·卷三十八》
现在，太后和皇帝遵循尧、舜的治国之道，按照高祖孝文帝的典章制度管理朝政，愚臣我也希望尽自己的微薄之力，为国家多少树立些功名。
今二圣远遵尧、舜，宪章高祖，愚臣亦望策其驽蹇，少立功名。
Now, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor follow the national governance approach of Yao and Shun and manage the government according to the institutional regulations of the Gaozu Emperor Xiao Wen, I, the incompetent official also hope to exert my minimal strength to build some merits for the country.