《容斋随笔·卷十五·为文论事》
因为他的一封奏章，或抑或扬，多方取证，写得这样的明明白白，所以任凭宰相匡衡、中书令石显之流下力气阻止，终究没能破坏成功。
盖其一疏抑扬援证，明白如此，故以丞相匡衡、中书石显，出力沮害，竟不能夺。
Because his memorial, by turns commending and criticizing, citing evidence from many sources, was written in such a clear and convincing way, even though Prime Minister Kuang Heng and Secretary of the Central Writing Bureau Shi Xian did all they could to stop it, they were unable to spoil its success.