《资治通鉴·后唐纪·后唐纪二》
他用的那些掌权的大臣王宗弼、宋光嗣等，靠奉承皇帝而专横跋扈，贪得无厌，贤愚颠倒，刑赏混乱，君臣上下相互都崇尚奢侈荒淫。
其用事之臣王宗弼、宋光嗣等，谄谀专恣，黩货无厌，贤愚易位，刑赏紊乱，君臣上下专以奢淫相尚。
The high-ranking officials he employs, such as Wang Zongbi and Song Guangsi, rely on flattery to gain power. They bully and pressure others. They are insatiable. They turn good and bad upside down, and confound punishment and reward. Ruler and minister, high and low, indulge in extravagance and debauchery.