《宋史·列传·卷二十四》
宰相推荐他可以担当大任，开宝二年，皇上召他还朝，再次任为中书舍人。
宰相荐其可大用，开宝二年，召还，复拜中书舍人。
The prime minister recommended him as someone competent for an important position. In the second year of the Kaibao reign, the emperor summoned him back to the imperial court and reappointed him as a member of the Secretariat.