《宋史·列传·卷七十八》
拒绝替皇帝起草命令。谏议大夫王卖见因为批评了胡宗愈，皇上想调他去润州，曾肇说 ：皇上把大臣当做心腹，把台谏官当做耳目，两者相辅相成，不可偏废一个。
谏议大夫王觌，以论胡宗愈，出守润，肇言： 陛下寄腹心于大臣，寄耳目于台谏，二者相须，阙一不可。
Reject to draft an order for the emperor. Wang Maijian, the doctor of remonstrance, was criticized by Hu Zongyu. The emperor wanted to transfer him to Runzhou. Zeng Zao said: The emperor treats ministers as confidants and treats the officials of the remonstrance as ears and eyes. The two complement each other and cannot be neglected.