《宋史·列传·卷七十一》
希望陛下以太祖之心为心，就没有什么不可以的了。 又与曾公亮、张日弁、欧阳修极力进言，正好司马光、吕诲都有所请求，韩琦进读他们的上疏，还没有来得及开封，仁宗就说： 朕有这个意向很久了，谁能作为继承人呢？ 
愿以太祖之心为心，则无不可者。 又与曾公亮、张昇、欧阳修极言之。
“I hope Your Majesty will think in the same way as the founding emperor, and then there will be no problem.” He then collaborated with Zeng Gongliang, Zhang Riyan, and Ouyang Xiu in reiterating these views. As luck would have it, Sima Guang and Lu Hui were making similar requests at the same time. Han Qi presented their memorials without waiting to read them and Renzong said, “I have thought about this for a long time. Who shall I choose as my heir?”