《宋史·列传·卷二百零三》
徽宗即位，起任黄庭坚为监鄂州税，签书宁国军判官、舒州知州，又以吏部员外郎召用，他都推辞不就，请求为郡官，得任太平知州，上任九日就被罢免，主管玉隆观。
徽宗即位，起监鄂州税，签书宁国军判官，知舒州，以吏部员外郎召，皆辞不行。丐郡，得知太平州，至之九日，罢主管玉隆观。
When Emperor Huizong took the throne, he appointed Huang Tingjian as Supervisor of E Prefecture Tax, Deputy Registrar of Ningguo Commandery, and Magistrate of Shu Prefecture, and later summoned him to the Ministry of Personnel as a junior official, but he declined all these appointments and requested to become a county magistrate, and was made Magistrate of Taiping, but was removed from office nine days after taking up the post, and put in charge of Yulong Temple.