《魏书·帝纪·卷七》
十六日，孝文帝居住于守墓小屋，在太和殿接见群臣时，太尉、东阳王拓跋丕等人，依据北魏旧有的典章制度及历代的先例，一再奏请孝文帝脱下丧服，停止服丧，孝文帝援引古代的礼仪制度，与他们展开论辩，群臣才不再坚持。
庚辰，帝居庐，引见群僚于太和殿，太尉、东阳王丕等据权制固请，帝引古礼往复，群臣乃止。
On the 16th Day, Emperor Xiaowen lived in the  mourning cottage. When receiving the ministers in the Taihe Palace, Minister of State, King Tuoba Pi of Dongyang, etc requested Emperor Xiaowen to take off the mourning clothes and stop mourning according to the old codes and customs of Bei Wei and the precedents of former generations. Emperor Xiaowen cited the ancient rites and debated with them, and the ministers did not insist.