《宋史·列传·卷七十三》
推尚法令则称商鞅，倡言财利则背离孟轲，鄙视老成之人认为因循守旧，背弃公论认为是流俗之见，不同于己者为不肖，与己相合者为贤人。刘琦、钱岂页等人，不过一言不合，就遭降职或罢黜。
中旨鞫享泽村民谋逆，纯礼审其故，此民入戏场观优，归途见匠者作桶，取而戴于首曰： 与刘先生如何？ 遂为匠擒。
If they advocate laws and decrees, they will call it Shang Yang. If they talk about wealth and profit, they will abandon Meng Ke. They despise old and mature people as being conservative and turn their backs on public opinion as being popular opinion. Those who disagree with them are mean, and those who agree with them are wise. Liu Qi and Qian Qiye were demoted or dismissed because of disagreements.