《太平广记·卷八十二·异人二》
他在朝廷中位显权重名望高，是文武群臣瞩目的核心人物，大为当时宰相所忌恨，便以流言蜚语中伤他，结果被贬为端州刺史，三年后又被召回朝廷，任为户部尚书，没过多久又拜中书侍郎同中书门下平章事，与萧令嵩，裴光庭共同执掌国家大政，十年间，他参与了大政方针及机密命令的策划制定工作，一日三接旨，十分操劳，号称贤相，同辈中有人要害他，诬告他与边镇守将互相勾结图谋不轨，结果他被关进监狱，衙役领着人到他门前，追究盘问逼得很紧，他惧怕有什么不测之灾祸就要临头。
物望清重，群情翕习，大为当时宰相所忌，以飞语中之，贬端州刺史，三年征还，除户部尚书。未几，拜中书侍郎同中书门下平章事，与萧令嵩、裴侍中光庭同掌大政，十年，嘉谋密命，一日三接，献替启沃，号为贤相。同列者害之，遂诬与边将交结，所图不轨，下狱，府吏引徒至其门，追之甚急，生惶骇不测。
In the imperial court, his position was prominent, his authority was heavy, and his reputation was high. He was a central figure that the civil and military officials looked up to. The chancellor at the time hated him to a great extent, slandering him with malicious gossip and rumors. As a result, he was demoted to the position of Prefect of Duan Prefecture. Three years later, however, he was recalled to the imperial court and appointed as the Minister of Revenue. It wasn't long before he was named as the Deputy Minister of the Secretariat and he handled important national affairs with Xiao Lingsong and Pei Guangting. For ten years, he participated in planning and formulating major policies and confidential directives. Every day, he would receive three imperial edicts, and his workload was very heavy. He was known as the virtuous chancellor, but some of his contemporaries wanted to harm him. They falsely accused him of conspiring with the military commanders of the frontier regions, and as a result, he was thrown in prison. The bailiff led people to his door to question and press him for information. He was terrified that disaster was imminent.