《新唐书·列传·卷一百五十》
他的徒众尊称黄巢为 承天应运启圣睿文宣武皇帝 ，尊其妻曹氏为皇后。黄巢委任尚让、赵璋、崔趚、杨希古为宰相，郑汉璋为御史中丞，李俦、黄谔、尚儒为尚书，方特为谏议大夫，皮日休、沈云翔、裴渥为翰林学士，孟楷、盖洪为尚书左右仆射兼军容使，费传古为枢密使，张直方为检校左仆射，马祥为右散骑常侍，王为京兆尹，许建、米实、刘瑭、朱温、张全、彭攒、李逵等为诸将军游弈使，其余的人都依次封官。
其徒上巢号承天应运启圣睿文宣武皇帝，以妻曹为皇后，以尚让、赵璋、崔璆、杨希古为宰相，郑汉璋御史中丞，李俦、黄谔、尚儒为尚书，方特谏议大夫，皮日休、沈云翔、裴渥翰林学士，孟楷、盖洪尚书左右仆射兼军容使，费传古枢密使，张直方检校左仆射，马祥右散骑常侍，王璠京兆尹，许建、米实、刘瑭、硃温、张全、彭攒、李逵等为诸将军游弈使，其馀以次封拜。
His followers respectfully addressed Huang Chao as the "Emperor Cheng Tian Yingyun Qisheng Ruixuan Xuanwu," and his wife, Lady Cao, as the empress. Huang Chao appointed Shang Rang, Zhao Zhang, Cui Bi, and Yang Xigu as prime ministers, Zheng Hanzhang as the imperial censor, Li Chou, Huang E, and Shang Ru as ministers, Fang Te as the advisor, Pi Rixiu, Shen Yunxiang, and Pei Wo as Hanlin scholars, Meng Kai and Gai Hong as the left and right assistant directors of the Ministry of War and military commanders, Fei Chuangu as the privy councilor, Zhang Zhifang as the assistant director of the Left, Ma Xiang as the right attendant, Wang as the Prefect of Jingzhao, Xu Jian, Mi Shi, Liu Tang, Zhu Wen, Zhang Quan, Peng Zan, and Li Kui as military generals, and the rest as officials.