《元史·本纪·卷八》
襄阳的宋兵投降之后，本希望宋朝自悔生祸，说不定能产生正确想法，却仍旧执迷不悟，没有改过之心，因此才兴起问罪之师，实在是因为没有别的办法。
襄阳既降之后，冀宋悔祸，或起令图，而乃执迷，罔有悛心，所以问罪之师，有不能已者。
After the Song soldiers in Xiangyang surrendered, I originally hoped that the Song Dynasty would repent and reform themselves. They might have had correct thoughts, but they still persisted in their mistakes and showed no sign of remorse. Therefore, I had to raise an army to punish them because there was no other way.