《新五代史·列传·唐臣传第十二》
唐明宗下诏，因他与钱铿绝交，导致孟知祥、董璋反叛，以及拟议讨伐昊，把这些作为罪行。
明宗下诏，以其绝钱镠，致孟知祥、董璋反，及议伐吴，以为罪。
Emperor Mingzong of Tang issued an edict, listing as crimes the fact that he had severed relations with Qian Kong, which led to the rebellions of Meng Zhixiang and Dong Zhang, and proposed to attack Chao.