《宋史·列传·卷八》
皇帝很赞许并采纳了他的意见。原先，宰相朝见天子商议重大政事，皇帝必定命令宰相坐下来面议，皇帝从从容容赐茶后告退，唐朝及五代还遵照这个制度。
先是，宰相见天子议大政事，必命坐面议之，从容赐茶而退，唐及五代犹遵此制。
The emperor agreed and approved his opinion. Originally, when the prime minister paid homage to the emperor and discussed important matters of state, the emperor would definitely order the prime minister to sit and talk, the emperor would leisurely bestow tea and then leave; the Tang dynasty and Five Dynasties still observed this system.