《宋史·列传·卷四十》
他曾在殿中上奏言事，跟太宗的意图不合，太宗发怒起身准备回宫，寇准就拉住太宗的衣服，请太宗再坐下，决定好政事再退朝。太宗由此嘉奖他，并说： 我得寇准，好像文皇得魏征一样。 
为政清简，远人便之。会秦王廷美尹京，召拜考功员外郎，充开封府判官。太宗征河东，廷美将有居留之命，端白廷美曰： 主上栉风沐雨，以申吊伐，王地处亲贤，当表率扈从。
He once put forward advice to the throne, which was against Taizong's will. Taizong was furious and prepared to return to the palace. Kou Zhun caught Taizong's clothes and asked him to sit down again, finalize the political affairs before retiring from the court. Taizong thus praised him, saying: "I get Kou Zhun, just like Emperor Wen got Wei Zheng."