《旧五代史·后唐·庄宗纪一》
现在把天下分九份，朱氏现今占了六七份，赵、魏、中山在他手中，贼寇所害怕的，只有我们和刘仁恭了。我们的兴衰，在此一举，不可失去机会。 
且九分天下，硃氏今有六七，赵、魏、中山在他庑下，贼所惮者，惟我与仁恭尔；我之兴衰，系此一举，不可失也。 
Now the world is divided into nine parts, and the Zhu clan currently occupies six or seven parts. Zhao, Wei, and Zhongshan are in his hands. The only ones that the rebels fear are us and Liu Renging. Our rise and fall depend on this move, and we cannot miss this opportunity.