《新五代史·世家·南平世家第九》
唐明宗于是以襄州刘训为韶讨使，进攻他，没有攻克，而唐的另一个将领西方邺攻克夔、忠、万三州，高季兴于是率领剂、归、峡三州向昊称臣，昊册封高季兴为秦壬。
明宗乃以襄州刘训为招讨使，攻之，不克，而唐别将西方鄴克其夔、忠、万三州，季兴遂以荆、归、峡三州臣于吴，吴册季兴秦王。
Tang Mingzong then had Liu Xun, a recruitment commander from Xiangzhou, attack him. However, this attack failed, but another Tang general, Xi Fangye, captured the three states of Kui, Zhong, and Wan. Gao Jixing then took the three states of Ji, Gui, and Xia to surrender to Wu, and Wu crowned him as Qin Wang.