《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪五十五》
他又大力贿赂宦官，与他们互相援助。他掌握着襄、邓、唐、随、均、房、郢、复八州兵众一万多人，驻扎在边境上，将营垒关闭了一年，没有立下任何功劳，裴度屡次说他治军无善政。
又厚赂宦官以结声援，拥八州之众万馀人屯境上，闭壁经年，无尺寸功，裴度屡言其军无政。
Once more, he used a great deal of money to bribe the eunuchs and helped each other out. He had command of over ten thousand soldiers from the eight prefectures of Xiang, Deng, Tang, Sui, Jun, Fang, Ying, and Fu and camped out at the border, sealing the camp for a year without accomplishing anything, and Pei Du repeatedly denounced his lack of control over his army.