《元史·列传·卷五十九》
二十三年，朝见皇帝，奏请兴建国学，遣使到江南去搜访隐居于山林的宋朝遗老及御史台、按察司的官员，应南北人参用。
二十三年，见帝，首陈： 兴建国学，乞遣使江南搜访遗逸；御史台、按察司，并宜参用南北之人。 
In the 23rd year, he visited the emperor and submitted a proposal to establish a national academy, send envoys to the south of the Yangtze River to search for scholars of the Song Dynasty who were living in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and officials from the Office of the Inspectorate and the Office of Inspection, and to make use of capable people from the north and the south.