《宋史·列传·卷一百零三》
执政大臣说： 谏官有过失，没有降官的道理。 神宗说： 只是降官，自然不能停职。 孙觉接连上奏章乞求去职说 ：去年有罚金御史，今年有贬秩谏官，没有听说被罚金贬秩，而还可以居其位的。 于是为越州通判，恢复右正言，迁任通州知州。
执政曰： 谏官有出外，无降官之理。 神宗曰： 但降官，自不能住。 觉连章丐去云： 去岁有罚金御史，今兹有贬秩谏官，未闻罚金贬秩，而犹可居位者。 乃通判越州，复右正言，徙知通州。
The Prime Minister said: "The Censor has made a mistake, there is no reason to demote him." Shenzong said: "Just demote him, naturally he cannot be dismissed from office." Sun Jue successively submitted memorials to beg to go to a different position and said: "Last year there was a Supervisory Censor who was fined, this year there is a Censor who was demoted, I have not heard of being fined or demoted, but still being able to remain in position." Thus becoming the Prefectural Deputy of Yuezhou, reinstating and becoming a Right Censor, then moving to become the Prefectural Governor of Tongzhou.