《元史·本纪·卷十二》
淮东宣慰司同知宋廷秀私自役使四十名士兵，对其处以杖刑并罢官。
淮东宣慰同知宋廷秀私役军四十人，杖而罢之。
Song Tingxiu, deputy officer of Huai Dong Xuanyi Office, was sentenced to corporal punishment and dismissed for using 40 soldiers for his private matters.