《旧五代史·其它·僭伪列传三》
当李严出使回来后，上奏庄宗说： 王衍不过是一傻小子罢了，王宗弼等掌握兵权，只管积聚家财，不安抚人民，君臣上下，都只追求穷奢极欲，那些功勋重臣，都被弃置不用，川蜀的人民，深受苦痛。
及严使还，奏庄宗曰： 王衍呆童耳，宗弼等总其兵柄，但益家财，不恤民事，君臣上下，惟务穷奢。其旧勋故老，弃而不任，蛮蜓蜑之人，痛深疮痏。
When Li Yan returned from his diplomatic mission, he reported to Zhuang Zong: "Wang Yan is nothing more than a foolish child. Wang Zongbi and the others hold military power, only care about amassing wealth, and do not comfort the people. The sovereign and his ministers all only pursue extreme luxury and desire, and those meritorious and important ministers are all abandoned and not used. The people of Sichuan and Shu suffer deeply."