《容斋随笔·卷一·地险》
但是唐僖宗、唐昭宗的时候，藩镇割据，王氏据有赵地百来年，罗红信霸占了魏地，刘仁恭割据燕地，李克用占领河东山西地区，王重荣在蒲州，朱宣在兖州、朱瑾在郓州，时溥在徐州，王敬武在淄州、青州，杨行密在淮南，王建在蜀地。皇帝建都长安城，凤翔、閤、华三镇鼎立而立，处处为抗，李茂贞、韩建都尝试过劫持皇帝。
而唐僖、昭之时，方镇擅地，王氏有赵百年，罗洪信在魏，刘仁恭在燕，李克用在河东，王重荣在蒲，朱宣、朱瑾在兖、郓，时溥在徐，王敬武在淄、青，杨行密在淮南，王建在蜀，天子都长安，凤翔、邠华三镇鼎立为梗，李茂贞、韩建皆尝劫迁乘舆。
However, during the time of Tang Xizong and Tang Zhaozong, the vassal towns were divided. The Wang family occupied Zhaio land for a hundred years, Luo Hongxin occupied Weidi, Liu Rengong divided Yanyi, Li Keyong occupied Hedong and Shanxi, Wang Chongrong in Puzhou, Zhu Xuan in Yanzhou, Zhu Jin in Yanzhou, Shi Pu in Xuzhou, Wang Jingwu in Zizhou and Qingzhou, Yang Xingmi in Huainan, and Wang Jian in Shudi. The emperor built his capital in Chang'an City, and the three towns of Fengxiang, Ge and Hua stood side by side. Li Maozhen and Han Jian both tried to hijack the emperor.