《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪二》
他一向端重严谨，在适当的时机，才开口说话，在仆役奴婢面前，也从不随便说笑，因此不论尊卑大小，都象对待神明一样恭敬他。
精神端审，时然后言，婢仆之前不妄语笑，由是尊卑大小，敬之若神。
He was always dignified and serious, only speaking when the time was right, and never joking in front of servants and slaves. As a result, regardless of status, people revered him like a deity.