《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十一》
天柱大将军被杀，是君杀臣，我贺拔胜宁肯有负于大王，也不能负于朝廷。
天柱被戮，以君诛臣，胜宁负王，不负朝廷。
The Great General of Heaven's Pillar was killed by the monarch killing his minister, and I, He Ba Sheng, would rather fail Your Highness than the court.