《宋史·列传·卷四十六》
正直办事、公平待人，此是天下通理，也是先王留下的现成经验，就好比数指头，谁说困难呢？ 陈彭年说 ：陛下的金口玉言，足可教化天下百姓，我愿恭敬演绎您的精深思想，把它们记录下来。 宋真宗于是写了《崇儒术》和《为君难为臣不易》两篇文章给陈彭年，陈彭年再请求辅弼大臣们，将两文刻到石碑上，放置在国子监里面。
直道而行，至公相遇，此天下之达理，先王之成宪，犹指诸掌，孰谓难哉！ 彭年曰： 陛下圣言精诣，足使天下知训，伏愿躬演睿思，著之篇翰。 真宗为制《崇儒术》、《为君难为臣不易》二论示之。彭年复请示辅臣，刻石国子监焉。
To do things uprightly and treat people fairly, this is a universal principle, and it is also the ready-made experience left by the former kings. It is like counting fingers. Who says it is difficult? Chen Pengnian said: "Your Majesty's golden words can teach the people of the world. I am willing to respectfully interpret your profound thoughts and record them." Song Zhenzong then wrote two articles, "Promoting Confucianism" and "It is difficult to be a king and it is not easy to be a minister" to Chen Pengnian, and Chen Pengnian asked the assistant ministers to engrave the two articles on stone tablets and place them in the Imperial College.