《旧五代史·其它·世袭列传一》
从此李茂贞自恃功勋放任专横，独揽兵权窥伺朝柄，大肆干预朝政，开始萌生篡位之心。
自是茂贞恃勋恣横，擅兵窥伺，颇干朝政，始萌问鼎之志矣。
From that time on, Li Maozhen relied on his achievements and acted willfully and despotically. He seized control of military authority and spied on the imperial government, extensively interfering in politics and beginning to develop the intention of seizing the throne.