《魏书·列传·卷四十七》
而今皇上大义难传递，为臣之礼难以背弃，锦绣文章可撰，但背弃之事也不容臣再做。
孔怀之义难夺，为臣之典靡经，棠棣之咏可修，越敬之事未允。
Today, the emperor's magnanimity is difficult to convey, and the etiquette of a minister is difficult to abandon. Splendid articles can be written, but the matter of abandonment cannot be done again.