《梦溪笔谈·故事一》
如今学士院在皇宫之外，与朝廷各机构无异，而也设置铃索，都不过是徒具形式的文饰故事而已。
如今学士院在外，与诸司无异，亦设铃索，悉皆文具故事而已。
Nowadays, the academy is outside the imperial palace, which is no different from other institutions of the imperial court, but it also set up a bell rope, which is nothing more than a perfunctory literary story.