《宋史·列传·卷七十一》
主管官吏选拔的欧阳修替他求情，一些仇家诬陷欧阳修，认为他袒护胡宿，诏令欧阳修离开京师到同州任职。
判铨欧阳修为之请，仇家谮修以为党宿，诏出修同州。
Ouyang Xiu, the official in charge of official appointments, put in a good word for him. But some hostile individuals falsely accused Ouyang Xiu of showing favoritism toward Hu Su. An imperial edict ordered Ouyang Xiu to leave the capital and serve in Tongzhou.