《资治通鉴·后梁纪·后梁纪一》
到达泽州，城中人已经放火喧哗，想要响应晋王，刺史王班关闭牙城自己坚守，牛存节到了以后，这才安定下来。
至泽州，城中人已纵火喧噪，欲应晋王，班闭牙城自守，存节至，乃定。
When he reached Zezhou, the people of the city had already started fires and were making a great deal of noise, intending to submit to the Jin Prince. The governor, Wang Ban, shut himself into the citadel and defended it himself. Niu Cunji arrived and was able to stabilise the situation.