《新五代史·世家·南唐世家第二》
当时江淮刚平定，州、县官吏大多是武夫，尽力征收赋税为战备，惟独李昪好学，结交儒士以礼待之，能够以勤劳节俭自勉，以宽厚仁慈焉政，老百姓逐渐称赞他。
时江淮初定，州、县吏多武夫，务赋敛为战守，昪独好学，接礼儒者，能自励为勤俭，以宽仁为政，民稍誉之。
The Jiang and Huai regions had just been pacified, and most of the officials in the prefectures and counties were military men. They did their best to levy taxes for war preparedness. Li Bian alone was studious and made friends with Confucian scholars, and he could encourage himself to be industrious and thrifty, and to practice politics with tolerance and benevolence. The people gradually praised him.