《旧五代史·其它·僭伪列传二》
庄宗闻讯后大笑，监军张承业说： 罪恶不累积得很多不足以亡命灭身，正所谓老子所说的 将要夺取他，必先送给他 ，现在刘守光猖獗一时，请派使者探问他，以观他的败兆。 
庄宗闻之大笑，监军张承业曰： 恶不积不足以灭身，老氏所谓 将欲取之，必先与之 。今守光狂蹶，请遣使省问，以观其衅。 
Zhuangzong laughed after hearing the news. Military overseer Zhang Chengye said: A criminal’s crimes will not accumulate enough to kill him until he is close to death. As Laozi said, “If you are going to deprive someone of something, you must first give it to him.” Liu Shouguang is now at his peak. I request that you send an emissary to visit him to wait for his doom.