《旧五代史·后唐·列传五》
武皇怜悯他，派刘太妃进城慰劳，太妃带他进见武皇，李存孝叩首请罪说： 儿立过微小的功劳，本来没有大的过错，但被人中伤，无法申明心迹，迷乱以至如此。 
武皇愍之，遣刘太妃入城慰劳。太妃引来谒见，存孝泥首请罪曰： 兒立微劳，本无显过，但被人中伤，申明无路，迷昧至此！ 
The Martial King pitied him and sent Imperial Concubine Liu into the city to express his condolences; the Imperial Concubine took him to the Martial King, and Li Cunxiao kowtowed and pleaded guilty, saying : As your Majesty’s beloved son, I have risen to the rank of marshal; if it hadn’t been for the slander of some villain, how could I have broken off our father-son relationship and turned to the enemy? 