《宋史·列传·卷一百九十五》
绍兴二十九年，郑樵开始动笔写《通志》，二年后完成，入为枢密院编修官，不久兼摄检详诸房文字，请修金朝正隆官制，因要与宋朝官制相参照，所以请求进入秘书省查阅书籍，不久，又因言官议论获罪，此事停罢。
请修金正隆官制，比附中国秩序，因求入秘书省翻阅书籍。未几，又坐言者寝其事。
In the 29th year of the Shaoxing era, Zheng Qiao began writing Comprehensive Records, which was completed two years later; he was appointed as a Compiler in the Privy Council, and not long after that he also took on the role of Proofreader of Various Documents; he requested to revise the officer system of the Jin Dynasty's Zhenglong reign, and because he needed to consult the Song Dynasty's officer system, he requested to enter the Secretarial Office to consult books; not long after that, due to the criticism of Court Officials, this matter came to a halt.