《资治通鉴·隋纪·隋纪七》
鄱阳的贼帅操师乞自称元兴王，建年号始兴。他率兵攻陷了豫章郡，任命同乡林士弘为大将军。
鄱阳贼帅操师乞自称元兴王，建元始兴，攻陷豫章郡，以其乡人林士弘为大将军。
Cao Shiqi, the thief leader of Poyang, called himself King Yuanxing and established the reign name Shixing. He led his troops to capture Yuzhang County and appointed his fellow villager Lin Shihong as a general.