《陈书·列传·卷八》
于是您勤政事于当朝，涉流而授军律，苍兕之军出发，长蛇自然剪除，四方廓清，八方乎定，雄图远举，仁声远播，德化所至，如风吹草伏，故而陛下您的功比禹大，您的道胜过尧，岂止社稷大业靠您得以安定，而且黎民百姓也靠您得以生存。
乃旰食当朝，凭流授律，苍兕既驰，长蛇自翦，廓清四表，澄涤八纮，雄图遐举，仁声远畅，德化所覃，风行草偃，故以功深于微禹，道大于惟尧，岂直社稷用宁，斯乃黔黎是赖。
Therefore, you have diligently served the state of today, crossing the river and instructing the military code, the fierce army sets out, the insidious plot is naturally destroyed, the four directions sweep through, the eight directions are pacified, ambitious plans are implemented, benevolent reputation spreads far and wide, where virtue and transformation arrive, it is like the wind blowing and grass yielding, as such, Your Majesty, the magnitude of your accomplishments surpasses Yu the Great, your virtue exceeds that of the Emperor Yao, not only does the great cause of the country rely on you for stability, but also the common people rely on you for survival.