《资治通鉴·后晋纪·后晋纪六》
当初，南唐军队开来时，建州百姓因苦于闽主王延政的昏乱和杨思恭的横征暴敛，争先砍伐树木开辟道路来迎接南唐军队。
初，唐兵之来，建人苦王氏之乱与杨思恭之重敛，争伐木开道以迎之。
Initially, when the Southern Tang army marched into Jianzhou, the civilians were suffering from the chaos created by Min Master Wang Yan Zheng and Yang Sigong’s excessive taxes and extortion. Therefore, they rushed to cut trees to clear the path so as to welcome the Southern Tang army.