《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十五》
明帝下诏说： 王敦的重要党羽革职除名，其余僚属禁锢不用。 温峤上疏说： 王敦刚愎自负，不讲仁义，残暴杀戮，朝廷无法制约，亲朋不能谏止。在他幕府中的人，长期畏惧危亡，所以人人闭口不言，行路侧目，实在是贤人君子道义终结、时运乖背，只能静待其恶贯满盈的时候，推究他们的内心，怎么可能安然处之！
有诏： 王敦纲纪除名，参佐禁锢 温峤上疏曰： 王敦刚愎不仁，忍行杀戮，朝廷所不能制，骨肉所不能谏；处其朝者，恒惧危亡，故人士结舌，道路以目，诚贤人君子道穷数尽，遵养时晦之辰也。原其私心，岂遑晏处！
Emperor Ming issued an edict saying: Wang Dun's important associates shall be dismissed and expelled from their posts and other officials shall be imprisoned and not used. Wen Jiao wrote a memorial saying: Wang Dun is proud and self-righteous, unprincipled, brutal and ruthless. The court could not control him and his relatives and friends could not dissuade him. In his headquarters, people lived in fear of death for a long time, so they all kept their mouths shut and looked sideways. It is really the end of the morality of gentleman and a time of chaos. We can only wait for him to do evil and reap the consequences. If we examine their hearts, how can they be at peace!