《宋史·列传·卷二十四》
曾经向皇上从容讲说帝王之道，而推究其所以然的根本，并且说 ：我受陛下异常恩遇，所以加倍报答。 真宗说： 我认为帝王之道无迹可循，只要政事适当则近于帝王之道啊。 当时他的亲戚中有人因分财不均互相诉讼，又入宫告状。
尝从容为上言皇王之道，而推本其所以然，且言： 臣受陛下非常恩，故以非常为报。 上曰： 朕以为皇王之道非有迹，但庶事适治道则近之矣。 时戚里有分财不均者更相讼，又入宫自诉。
He once talked about the way of the emperor to the emperor calmly, and elaborated on the fundamentals of the way of the emperor, and said: I have received the emperor's extraordinary kindness, so I repay it doubly. Emperor Zhenzong said: I think that the way of the emperor has no trace to follow, as long as the government is appropriate, it is close to the way of the emperor. Some of his relatives sued each other in the palace because of unequal distribution of wealth.