《宋史·列传·卷一百五十》
留正于是离开国都，上表请求告老，在表的末尾说： 希望陛下迅速收回所说的话，追悟前非，慢慢收回人心，以保全国家。 
即出国门，上表请老，末曰： 愿陛下速回渊鉴，追悟前非，渐收人心，庶保国祚。 
Liu Zheng then left the capital and submitted a petition to the Emperor, requesting retirement. He wrote at the end of his memorial: I hope Your Majesty will be quick to withdraw this statement and to acknowledge your previous mistakes, so as to gradually regain the people's trust and secure the well-being of our dynasty.