《新五代史·列传·唐家人传第二》
临行时去见刘皇后说 ：臣听延嗣说蜀形势严重，祸乱一触即发，怎能三千里往来报告呢？ 刘皇后把彦皀的话告诉庄宗，庄宗说： 传说的话没有证实，哪能随便做出决断？ 
而彦珪将行，见刘皇后曰： 臣见延嗣言蜀中事势已不可，祸机之作，间不容发，安能三千里往复廪命乎！ 刘皇后以彦珪语告庄宗，庄宗曰： 传言未审，岂可便令果决？ 
When leaving, Chong Tao went to see Queen Liu and said: I heard Yan Si say that the situation in Shu is very serious, and the chaos is about to break out. How could I come and go three thousand miles to report it? Queen Liu told Zhuangzong about Yan Huai's words, and Zhuangzong said: There is no evidence for the rumors, so how can we make a decision?