毛文锡，字平珪，五代十国时期前蜀国人。曾任翰林学士承旨、礼部尚书。曾经力谏前蜀帝王建不要决坝淹没江陵，挽救许多百姓性命。
决坝事件
前蜀帝国在长江上建有水坝。914年，高季兴（原名高季昌）的荆南王国，据有江陵，有人劝王建趁夏秋水涨之时决开水坝，使大水淹没江陵。毛文锡劝阻：“只不过是高季兴一个人不服从，陛下用恩德服天下，怎忍心邻国百姓去喂鱼鳖？”王建这才停止行动。[1]
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