《宋史·列传·卷四十》
寇准年少时杰出超群，通晓《春秋》三传，十九岁时，考取进士。
父琦，晋兵部侍郎。
Kou Zhun was outstanding in his youth, proficient in the Three Transmissions of "Spring and Autumn", and passed the Jinshi examination at the age of 19.