《宋史·列传·卷七十三》
因此应当逐步地扩大洛阳的储备，修缮洛阳的宫室。 仁宗皇帝问吕夷简，吕夷简说 ：这是范仲淹迂腐空疏的言论。 范仲淹于是写了四论上呈仁宗，大都是指斥当时朝政的言论。
当渐广储蓄，缮宫室。 帝问夷简，夷简曰： 此仲淹迂阔之论也。 仲淹乃为四论以献，大抵讥切时政。
Therefore, it is necessary to gradually expand the reserves in Luoyang and repair the palaces in Luoyang. Emperor Renzong asked Lu Yijian, and Lu Yijian said: This is Fan Zhongyan's pedantic remarks. Fan Zhongyan then wrote four essays and presented them to Emperor Renzong, most of which were criticizing the current government.