《新唐书·列传·卷六十四》
适逢澧州官员空缺，常衮极言南方民生凋敝，请皇帝割爱派李泌去治理，于是委派李泌为澧、朗、峡三州团练使，后调任杭州刺史，各任都有德风政绩。
会澧州缺，衮盛言南方凋瘵，请辍泌治之，乃授澧、朗、峡团练使，徙杭州刺史，皆有风绩。
It so happened that there was a vacancy for an official in Lizhou. Chang Gun strongly advocated that the emperor send Li Bi to govern, as the people of the south are suffering, and he proposed Li Bi as a solution. And so, Li Bi was commissioned to train envoy of Lizhou, Langhou and Xiazhou. Later, he was transferred to be the governor of Hangzhou, and was virtuous and effective in each position he held.