《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪二十四》
魏元忠从端州回京并被任命为宰相后，就不再犯颜直谏了，遇事只是随波逐流；朝野人士对他十分失望。
魏元忠自端州还，为相，不复强谏，惟与时俯仰，中外失望。
After Wei Yuanzhong returned from Duan Prefecture to the capital and was appointed as prime minister, he no longer spoke out bluntly and directly, but instead just followed the flow when things happened; the people in the court and in the countryside were very disappointed with him.