《宋史·列传·卷一百七十六》
四次上表坚持辞职，议论的人以宰相须用读书人为理由，改职任观文殿学士，充任醴泉观使兼侍读，仍然侍奉朝请。
四上表力辞，言者以宰相须用读书人，罢为观文殿学士，充醴泉观使兼侍读，仍奉朝请。
He submitted his resignation four times, but those who discussed it insisted that the prime minister should be a man of letters. He was transferred to the post of Academician of Guanwen Hall, served as the envoy of Liquan Temple and concurrently served as a reader, and continued to serve in the imperial court.