《宋史·列传·卷三十七》
雍熙二年，被征召返回朝廷，同知京朝官考课。开始，太宗对宰相说： 朕前天阅览官员班次的名册，挑选官员为河北转运使，所担心的是不能够周知群臣实行的情况。
雍熙二年，征归朝，同知京朝官考课，初，帝谓宰相曰： 朕前日阅班籍，择官为河北转运使，所患不能周知群臣履行。
In the second year of Yongxi, he was summoned back to the Imperial Court and made a junior consultant on the evaluation of the capital city officials. Originally, Emperor Taizong said to the prime minister: The day before yesterday, I reviewed the roster of officials’ ranks and selected an official to serve as the management and transportation envoy of Hebei, but I was worried about not being able to fully understand the situation of the officials who were implementing it.