《资治通鉴·后唐纪·后唐纪一》
敬翔知道后梁王室已经很危险了，于是把绳子装在靴子里进宫内求见后梁主，说： 先帝夺取天下的时候，不认为我敬翔没有才能，无论什么谋划都让我参与。
敬翔知梁室已危，以绳内靴中，入见梁主曰： 先帝取天下，不以臣为不肖，所谋无不用。
Jing Xiang knew that the Later Liang royal family was in grave danger, so he put a rope in his boot and went to see the ruler of Later Liang. He said: "When the late emperor seized the world, he did not believe that I, Jing Xiang, was incompetent, and every strategy was discussed with me."