《南史·列传·卷二十》
等进献上去以后，亲友问他皇上吃得怎样，谢弘微不回答，另外用其他的话来应酬他们，当时的人把他比作汉代的孔光。
及进之后，亲人问上所御，弘微不答，别以余语酬之，时人比之汉世孔光。
When the food was presented to the Emperor, his friends and relatives asked him how the Emperor ate it. Xie Hongwei did not answer, but said something else in response. People at that time compared him to Kong Guang of the Han Dynasty.