《太平广记·卷二百七十八·梦三》
第二年春天，舍人李潘发榜时，宋言以第四名考上了进士。
及李潘舍人放榜，言第四人及第。
In the spring of the following year, when the official Li Pan issued the list of successful candidates, Song Yan ranked fourth among the successful candidates in the imperial examinations.