《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪五十三》
倘若任命他为宰相，各地藩镇都会说王锷是由于进献贡物而得到宰相职务的，便争着剥削百姓，那么百姓怎么能够经受得住呢！ 
若除宰相，四方籓镇皆谓锷以进奉得之，竞为割剥，则百姓何以堪之！ 
If he were appointed as the minister, the vassal towns in various places would say that Wang E obtained the position of minister because of the tribute, so they would compete to exploit the people, so how could the people bear it!