《新五代史·列传·唐臣传第十三》
临终时，告诫他的儿子说： 我年轻时提着一把剑离开家乡，四十年内得到将相的职位，却是通过冲锋陷阵出生入死纔得到这些的呀。 
临终，戒其子曰： 吾少提一剑去乡里，四十年间取将相，然履锋冒刃出死入生而得至此也。 
On the verge of death, he warned his sons: When I was young, I left my hometown with a sword. Over the next forty years, I obtained the positions of general and minister, but it was only because I had risked my life and limbs on the front lines.