《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪三十一》
江、淮南租庸等使韦坚引河水抵达禁苑东面望春楼下为深潭，用来聚集江、淮地区的运粮船只，役使民夫工匠开通漕渠，挖掉许多民众的坟墓，从江、淮地区一直到京城，怨声载道。
江、淮南租庸等使韦坚引浐水抵苑东望春楼下为潭，以聚江、淮运船，役夫匠通漕渠，发人丘垄，自江、淮至京城，民间萧然愁怨，二年而成。
Wei Jian, the emissary of Jiang and Huainan, diverted the Yellow River to the moat east of Jinyuan and built a deep pool under the Wangchunlou Building as an anchorage for grain transportation boats from Jiang and Huainan. He forced laborers and artisans to open the canal and dug up many tombs, causing a lot of complaints from Jiang and Huainan to the imperial capital.