《宋史·列传·卷四十》
当时宋真宗得中风病，刘太后在内干预朝政，寇准秘密地向真宗请示说： 皇太子为人们所归属仰望，希望皇上想着以国家为重，把帝位传给他，选择正直的大臣辅佐他。
时真宗得风疾，刘太后预政于内，准请间曰： 皇太子人所属望，愿陛下思宗庙之重，传以神器，择方正大臣为羽翼。
Emperor Zhenzong suffered from an apoplexy at the time, and Empress Dowager Liu interfered with the imperial court's politics internally, so Kou Zhun secretly asked Emperor Zhenzong for instructions, saying: The Crown Prince is respected and admired by the people, and I hope Your Majesty considers the nation as the most important and passes the throne to him, and choose upright ministers to assist him.