《宋史·列传·卷四十一》
太宗以飞白体，书写敏中及张咏二人的姓名交付中书省，说： 这二个人，是名臣，朕将任用他们。 左右侍臣因而称赞他们的才能，二人一同被任命为枢密直学士。
太宗飞白书敏中洎张咏二名付中书，曰： 此二人，名臣也，朕将用之。 左右因称其材，并命为枢密直学士。
Taizong wrote the names of Minzhong and Zhang Yong in Feibai calligraphy and handed them over to the Zhongshu Province, saying: These two people are famous ministers, and I will use them. The ministers on the left and right praised their talents, and the two were appointed as straight scholars in the Privy Council.