《宋史·列传·卷一百九十七》
考试的卷子排的名次既已经排定呈上，皇帝却想改第七卷为第一名。王应麟读完该卷后，顿首向皇帝说 ：这份卷子议论深宏古朴典雅可作借鉴，作者的一片忠肝义胆坚如铁石，臣敢为陛下得到这样的人才而庆贺。 
故圣人设为宗祧，以别亲疏远迩，正所以教民亲爱，参赞化育。
After the ranking of the examination papers had been decided and submitted, the emperor wanted to change the seventh paper to be the first one. After Wang Yinglin read the paper, he kowtowed and said to the emperor: this paper's discussion is profound, antique and elegant, and can be used as an example. The author's loyalty and courage are as firm as iron and stone. I congratulate Your Majesty for finding such a talent.