《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十一》
王莽于是率领群臣到南郊，陈述他承受符命的首尾经过，仰天大哭，声嘶气绝，伏地叩头。
莽乃率群臣至南郊，陈其符命本末，仰天大哭，气尽，伏而叩头。
Wang Mang then led his ministers to the southern suburbs, recounted his reception of the talisman from beginning to end, cried out to heaven with great grief, choked with emotion, and prostrated himself on the ground.