《元史·列传·卷三十五》
又命他于各地召请遗老如窦默、姚枢、李俊民、李冶、魏等人。宪宗九年伐宋，文用奉命调发沿边蒙古、汉人诸军，并管理军需。九月，世祖临江阅战，文炳请为先锋，文用与文忠同往，世祖亲自为他们清点甲胄，挑选大舰，他们大破宋军。
九月，世祖临江阅战，文炳求先进战，文用与文忠固请偕行，世祖亲料甲胄，择大舰授之，大破宋师。
He also ordered him to invite old notables such as Dou Mo, Yao Shu, Li Junmin, Li Ye, and Wei from various places. In the ninth year of Emperor Xianzong, when the Song Dynasty was defeated, Wenyong was ordered to dispatch Mongolian and Han troops along the border, and also to manage military supplies. In September, the ancestor reviewed the battle at the river, and Wenbing asked to be the vanguard, while Wenyong and Wenzhong accompanied him. The ancestor personally checked their armour, selected a large ship, and they defeated the Song army badly.