《宋史·列传·卷二百三十》
曾布又上奏说： 人主操纵权柄，不可倒持，如今从丞弼到言官，只知道怕宰相，不知道怕陛下。
又奏： 人主操柄，不可倒持，今自丞弼以至言者，知畏宰相，不知畏陛下。
Zeng Bu also remonstrated: The Emperor controls authority, and it cannot be reversed. Now, from the prime minister to the Censorate, they only know to fear the Prime Minister, but not the Emperor.