《旧唐书·列传·卷一百二十》
当时元稹做宰相，奏请皇帝罢兵，以替王廷凑、朱克融昭雪，来解深州之围，其目的是想取消裴度的兵权。
及元稹为相，请上罢兵，洗雪廷凑、克融，解深州之围，盖欲罢度兵柄故也。
At that time, Yuan Zhen served as prime minister and asked the emperor to stop the troops in order to clear the siege of Dezhou for Wang Tingcou and Zhu Kerong, and to remove Pei Du's military power.