《资治通鉴·后唐纪·后唐纪五》
徐温打算率领诸藩镇的官员入朝劝说吴王称帝，将要出发时突然生病，于是就派遣徐知询拿着奏表去劝吴王称帝，因而留下代替徐知诰处理政事。
温欲帅诸籓镇入朝，劝吴王称帝，将行，有疾，乃遣知询奉表劝进，因留代知诰执政。
Xu Wen planned to lead officials from all the feudal towns to court to persuade the King of Wu to become emperor. When he was about to set off, he suddenly fell ill, so he sent Xu Zhixun to take his memorial to the King of Wu to persuade him to become emperor, and he stayed behind to take Xu Zhigao's place to handle political affairs.