《资治通鉴·后晋纪·后晋纪三》
及至南唐主李即位，长江、淮河一带连年丰收，军粮有了富余，群臣争着上言： 陛下中兴，现在北方多难，应该出兵北讨，恢复盛唐旧的疆域。 
及唐主即位，江、淮比年丰稔，兵食有馀，群臣争言 陛下中兴，今北方多难，宜出兵恢复旧疆。 
When Emperor Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, there were bumper harvests along the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers for several consecutive years. The army's food was abundant, and the ministers competed to say: "Your Majesty's Central Plains, many difficulties in the north, should send troops to the north to fight, to recover the old territory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."