《旧唐书·列传·卷一百二十》
起初，武元衡遇害，某些献计者奏请罢免裴度的官职，以安抚王承宗、李师道二藩镇的心，宪宗大怒说： 如果罢了裴度的官，这就是让奸计得逞，朝廷纲纪如何得以整顿树立？
初，元衡遇害，献计者或请罢度官以安二镇之心，宪宗大怒曰： 若罢度官，是奸计得行，朝纲何以振举？
At first, when Wu Yuanheng was killed, some advisors requested that Peidu be dismissed in order to appease the two rebellious generals, Wang Chengzong and Li Shidao. Emperor Xianzong was furious and said: If Peidu is dismissed, the treacherous plot will succeed. How can the imperial order be established?