《北史·列传·卷七十一》
当初，王褒和梁朝居士汝南人周弘让相友善，到了弘让的兄长弘正自陈国来通好，武帝允许王褒等人和亲戚朋友通音信，王褒赠给周弘让诗和书信。
初，褒与梁处士汝南周弘让相善，及让兄弘正自陈来聘，帝许褒等通亲知音问，褒赠弘让诗并书焉。
In the beginning, Wang Bao and Zhou Hongrang, a lay Buddhist from the Ru'nan in the Liang Dynasty and a friend of Wang Bao's, became friendly. When Hongrang's elder brother, Hongzheng, came from Chen Guotonghao, Emperor Wu allowed Wang Bao and others to communicate with their relatives and friends, and Wang Bao gave Zhou Hongrang poems and letters.