《北史·列传·卷三十五》
他与陆媪一起对后主说 ：文襄、文宣、孝昭三位皇帝的儿子都不能继位，您却能当上皇帝，至大至尊，实在是祖珽的策划。
与陆媪言于帝曰： 襄、宣、昭三帝，其子皆不得立，令至尊独在帝位者，实由祖孝徵。
He and Lu'ao said to the Lord: "The sons of the three emperors, Wenxiang, Wenxuan, and Xiaozhao, cannot succeed to the throne, but you can become the emperor. This is truly Zu Ti's plan."