《宋史·列传·卷七十九》
余靖在职时多次上书言事，其中曾上书指斥夏竦为奸邪之辈，不能让他做枢密使；王举正太无能，不能在朝任职；狄青只是一个武将，让他独自镇守渭州，恐怕会败坏边防；张尧佐因其侄女为宫中修媛的缘故，除任提点府界公事，并非他有政绩所致，况且郭皇后被废之祸起因于杨、尚二妃之得宠，因此对他不可不特别注意。
靖在职数言事，尝论夏竦奸邪，不可为枢密使；王举正不才，不宜在政府；狄青武人，使之独守渭州，恐败边事；张尧佐以修媛故，除提点府界公事，非政事之美，且郭后之祸，起于杨、尚，不可不监。
While in office, Yu Jing repeatedly wrote to the emperor to report on matters, including a letter in which he criticized Xia Song as a traitorous villain who should not be made privy envoy; Wang Juzheng was too incompetent to hold office in the court; Di Qing was only a military general, and letting him guard Weizhou alone would probably damage the border defenses; Zhang Yaosuo was appointed to the post of ti dian fu jie gong shi because his niece was a concubine in the palace, not because of his political achievements. Moreover, the cause of the abolition of Empress Guo was the favoritism of the two concubines, Yang and Shang, so he should be given special attention.