《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十》
过了几天，文宗又谈起朋党的问题，李宗闵说： 朝廷中究竟谁朋比为党，我历来清楚。所以，现在杨虞卿等人都不授予好的官位。 
它日，上复言及朋党，李宗闵曰： 臣素知之，故虞卿辈臣皆不与美官。 
Several days later, Emperor Wenzong spoke of the issue of partisan groupings again, and Li Zongmin said: “The court has long been clear about who forms partisan groupings. This is the reason why Yang Yuqing and his likes have not been assigned to high positions.”