《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪四十四》
以往被天下视为灾祸，都说铲而除之便可再回到太平之世的，是李正己、李宝臣、梁崇义、田悦诸人；以往被朝廷所信任，都说任而用之便可除去祸乱的，是朱滔、李希烈等人。
往岁为天下所患，咸谓除之则可致升平者，李正己、李宝臣、梁崇义、田悦是也。往岁谓国家所信，咸谓任之则可除祸乱者，硃滔、李希烈是也。
In the past the ones the world called disasters, the ones everyone said should be eliminated in order to return to an era of great peace, were Li Zhengji, Li Baocen, Liang Chongyi, Tian Yue, and the rest. In the past the ones the imperial court trusted, the ones everyone said could be appointed and used to eliminate chaos, were Zhu Tao, Li Xilie, and the rest.