《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十四》
刘溪用丰厚的财物贿赂王协，王协见邢者富商最多，任命刘溪为邢州主税官。
溪厚赂王协，协以刑州富商最多，命溪主之。
Liu Xi bribed Wang Xie with a lot of money, and Wang Xie saw that Xing had the most wealthy merchants, so he appointed Liu Xi as the chief tax officer of Xingzhou.