《旧五代史·后梁·太祖纪二》
太祖嘉扬他的话，于是说： 兵法以运用正当的手段为贵，以奇谋获胜的就是诈，乘机成就大事，必须运用奇谋了。 
帝嘉其言，因曰： 兵法贵以正理，以奇胜者诈也，乘机集事，必由是乎！ 
The Emperor praised his words, and so said, "The art of war values using the right strategy at the right time, and to win through unusual tactics is to use deceit. To seize the moment and make great things happen, we must use deception."