《新唐书·列传·卷十二》
萧铣用太牢告祭于太庙，率领官属身穿孝服前往军门，认罪说 ：应死者仅萧铣一人，百姓无罪，请不要杀掠他们！ 
以太牢告于庙，率官属缌衰布帻诣军门，谢曰： 当死者铣尔，百姓非罪也，请无杀掠！ 
Xiao Xi offered great sacrifices at the imperial temple, led officials wearing mourning clothes to the military headquarters, and confessed, saying, "Only Xiao Xi should die, the people aren't guilty, please don't kill or plunder them!"