《魏书·列传·卷五十六》
赵修生时，甄琛等全都趋炎附势，被诛之后，则又摇身一变，大加批评，窃天之功以为己有，对上瞒欺朝廷；对下哄骗百姓，甄琛的为人卑鄙奸诈，在这一点上，暴露无遗了。
生则附其形势，死则就地排之，窃天之功以为己力，仰欺朝廷，俯罔百司，其为鄙诈，于兹甚矣。
When Zhao Xiu was alive, people like Zhen Chen climbed aboard his bandwagon. After he was killed, they changed their attitudes completely and criticized Zhao Xiu fiercely, using a strategy of “stealing the fruits of other people’s labor,” deceiving the emperor and the public. Zhen Chen’s despicable conduct was fully revealed at this time. 