《宋史·列传·卷七十八》
其他地方的官吏借此强行索求，过重的征收，使百姓难以忍受。曾巩则事先分别处理了大军突然聚集的问题，这样，军队过去后，街市里还不知道。
今岁以来，颇有灾异，正当寅畏天命，深自抑损，岂可于此时乃以虚名为累。 帝览奏，顾侍臣曰： 我意本谓当尔。 遂不受。
Officials in other places took advantage of this to forcibly ask for too much, making it unbearable for the people. Zeng Gong handled the problem of the sudden gathering of troops in advance, so that after the troops passed, the streets did not even know about it.