《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十六》
适逢天象接连出现怪异，钟离意上书道： 陛下尊敬畏惧鬼神，怜悯体恤百姓，然而却出现气候失调，寒暑不合时令的现象，其过错在于百官不能推广皇恩和尽到职守，而以苛刻作为时尚。群臣之间没有相亲的心愿，官民之间没有谐调的感情，以至影响违逆了祥和之气，招致天灾。
会连有变异，上疏曰： 陛下敬畏鬼神，忧恤黎元，而天气未和，寒暑违节者，咎在群臣不能宣化治职，而以苛刻为俗，百官无相亲之心，吏民无雍雍之志，至于感逆和气，以致天灾。
At that time, there were many strange phenomena in the sky, so Zhongli Yi wrote a memorial that said, "Your Majesty has been respectful and fearful of ghosts and gods, and you have been compassionate and merciful to the people. However, the weather has been abnormal, and the cold and heat have come at the wrong times. This is because the civil and military officials have not been able to spread your grace or fulfill their duties, and harshness has become a fashion. Ministers have not been loving each other and officials have not been getting along with the people, which affects the harmonious energy and brings about disasters."