《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪一》
元澄说： 应当用兵十万，来去一百天，请求朝廷迅速备办军粮和兵器。 
澄曰： 当用兵十万，往来百日，乞朝廷速办粮仗。 
Yuan Cheng said: 100,000 soldiers should be used, and it will take a hundred days to go and return. The court is requested to prepare food and weapons quickly.