《宋史·列传·卷四十一》
真宗听说这些事，称许敏中说 ：大臣出临四方，只有敏中尽心于民事而已。 于是有再用敏中的意思。
帝闻之，称敏中曰： 大臣出临四方，惟敏中尽心于民事尔。 于是有复用之意。
When Zhenzong heard of all this, he praised Min Zhong, saying: "Out of all my ministers who have gone out to govern the Four Regions, only Min Zhong has applied his whole heart to the affairs of the people." He therefore had in mind to re-employ Min Zhong.