《资治通鉴·齐纪·齐纪十》
东昏侯失败之后，王亮出见萧衍，萧衍对他说： 朝廷倾覆而不加以匡扶，用你这宰相有何用呢？ 
东昏败，亮出见衍，衍曰： 颠而不扶，安用彼相！ 
After Dong hou's defeat, Wang liang came out to see Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan said to him: the imperial court was overthrown but did not support it. What's the use of having you as prime minister?