《宋书·列传·卷八十四》
皇上是文帝的骨肉，继承先帝的英明，但曾像周文王那样被关在牖里，像商汤那样曾在夏台中遇到灾难，既而天地同时发怒，忠义的勇士奋勇行动，消灭大恶人，重新恢复原来的秩序，皇帝接受上天的命令和人民的希望，继承皇位。因此四海内的人民得以休息，中华外国得以光复。
主上体自圣文，继明作睿，而辱均牖里，屯逾夏台。既天地俱愤，义勇同奋，克殄鲸鲵，三灵更造，应天顺民，爰集宝命，四海属息肩之欢，华戎见来苏之泰。
The Emperor is the flesh and blood of Emperor Wen, inheriting the brilliance of the former emperor, but he was once imprisoned in Youli like King Wen of Zhou, and like King Tang of Shang, he suffered disasters in Xiatai, and then heaven and earth became angry, loyal and righteous warriors fought bravely, destroying the big villains and restoring the original order, Emperor received the orders of God and the hopes of the people and inherited the throne. Therefore, the people in the four seas can rest, and China and foreign countries can be restored.