《宋史·列传·卷二百三十二》
朝臣多数认为秦桧与何、孙傅、司马朴一同被拘留，单只秦桧回来；再者从燕到楚相距二千八百里，跨河越海，怎能没有查问的，又怎能杀看守而逃？
朝士多谓桧与、傅、朴同拘，而桧独归；又自燕至楚二千八百里，逾河越海，岂无讥诃之者，安得杀监而南？
Many court officials believed that Qin Hui, He, Sun Fu, and Sima Pu had been detained together, but only Qin Hui had returned. Moreover, from Yan to Chu was a distance of 2,800 li, and by river and sea, how could he have escaped interrogation and avoid the guards?