《元史·列传·卷三十四》
汝南攻下后，蒙军下令屠杀城中居民，有一小校缚十人准备诛杀，其中一人相貌与众不同，张柔问知是状元王鹗，立即待之以礼。
汝南既破，下令屠城，一小校缚十人以待，一人貌独异，柔问之，状元王鹗也，解其缚，宾礼之。
After Runan was captured, the Mongol army ordered the slaughter of the city's inhabitants. A minor officer bound ten people and prepared to execute them. One of them looked different from the others, and Zhang Rou learned that he was Wang E, the top scorer in the imperial examination. He immediately treated him with respect.