《宋史·列传·卷一百一十七》
当时太原之围没有解，种师中战死，种师道因病回去了，耿南仲说： 想援助太原，非李纲不可。 皇上任李纲为河东、河北宣抚使。
时太原围未解，种师中战没，师道病归，南仲曰： 欲援太原，非纲不可。 上以纲为河东、北宣抚使。
At the time, the siege of Taiyuan had not been lifted, General Zhong Shi had been killed in battle, and General Zhong Shidao had returned due to illness. Geng Nancong said, "If we want to send aid to Taiyuan, Li Gang is the only one who can do it." The emperor appointed Li Gang as the imperial pacification commissioner of Hedong and Hebei.