《新唐书·列传·卷十三》
刘文静说： 皇上南下江都，兵马充斥河洛地区，盗贼盘结，大者连接州县，小者保阻山泽，人数之多以万计，只须真命天子驾取而用之。
文静曰： 上南幸，兵填河、洛，盗贼蜉结，大连州县，小阻山泽，以万数，须真主取而用之。
Liu Wending said: The emperor went south to Jiangdu, and soldiers filled the area of He and Luo, forming bandits, the large ones connected to states and counties, the small ones taking refuge in mountains and swamps, the number of people in the tens of thousands, the real emperor only needs to use them.