《宋史·列传·卷一百六十五》
洪咨夔先请求在正月初一下诏征求直言，使人人能畅所欲言，又请求下令让内职中职权大的人推荐人才，皇上都采纳了。
咨夔预乞于正月朔下诏求直言，使人人得尽言无隐，又乞令内职任之穹者各举所知，皆从之。
Hong Zikui first requested to issue an edict on the 1st of the first month to solicit honest words, so that everyone could express their opinions, and then requested to order the people with high authority in the internal office to recommend talents, which were all adopted by the emperor.