《周书·列传·卷三十八》
虽然上天已弃魏朝，国鼎已迁改，但是枝叶荣盛繁茂，足以超过前代。
虽天厌魏德，鼎命已迁，枝叶荣茂，足以逾于前代矣。
Although heaven had abandoned the Wei Dynasty and the national tripod had been moved, the branches and leaves flourished and prospered, enough to surpass the previous generation.