《汉书·传·杨胡朱梅云传》
到元始年间，王莽专政，梅福在一天早晨抛弃妻子儿女，去了九江，到现在传说他成了神仙。
至元始中，王莽颛政，福一朝弃妻子，去九江，至今传以为仙。
 During the Yuanshi period, Wang Mang took sole control. One morning, Mei Fu abandoned his wife and children and went to Jiujiang, where it is said that he became a transcendent.