《元史·列传·卷二十五》
脱脱任丞相后，完全改革伯颜的弊政，恢复科举制度和太庙四时祭祀的礼仪，昭雪郯王彻彻秃之冤，召还宣让、威顺二王，放开马禁，减少政府征收食盐定额，免除人民所欠赋税，挑选儒臣为皇帝讲解经书，脱脱亲自主持其事，天下都称赞他为贤相。二年五月采纳参议孛罗帖木儿等人的建议，在都城外开河设闸，放金口水，计划使通州的船能驶至丽正门，虽征调了数以万计民工，但未成功，详见《河渠志》。至正三年，顺帝命修纂《辽史》、《金史》和《宋史》，以脱脱为都总裁官。
至正元年，遂命脱脱为中书右丞相、录军国重事，诏天下。脱脱乃悉更伯颜旧政，复科举取士法，复行太庙四时祭，雪郯王彻彻秃之冤，召还宣让、威顺二王，使居旧藩，以阿鲁图正亲王之位，开马禁，减盐额，蠲负逋，又开经筵，遴选儒臣以劝讲，而脱脱实领经筵事。中外翕然称为贤相。二年五月，用参议孛罗帖木儿等言，于都城外开河置闸，放金口水，欲引通州船至丽正门，役丁夫数万，讫无成功。事见《河渠志》。三年，诏修辽、金、宋三史，命脱脱为都总裁官。
After Toghto became the Chancellor, he completely reformed Boyan’s malpractices, reinstated the imperial examination system and the Taimiao’s four seasonal rituals, cleared the injustice of King Chechetu of Tan, summoned the return of the Kings of Xuanrang and Weishun, lifted the ban on horses, reduced the government's food salt quota, exempted people from paying their debts, and selected Confucian scholars to interpret scriptures for the Emperor. Toghto personally presided over this matter, and the world praised him as a virtuous official. In May of the second year, he adopted suggestions from Bolod Timur and others to open a river outside the capital city and set up gates. He diverted water from the Jinshui River, planning to make it possible for boats from Tongzhou to sail to Lizhengmen. Although tens of thousands of civilian workers were recruited, it was not successful. For details, see the River and Canal Annals. In the third year of the Zhizheng era, Shun Emperor ordered the compilation of "History of Liao", "History of Jin" and "History of Song", with Toghto as the general director.