《太平广记·卷七十九·方士四》
当时韩滉命令三省官员集合到中书省办公，人们都说韩滉要与穆质进行廷辩，有人劝说穆质称病不要出面，穆质心存疑虑拿不定主意。
时滉命三省官集中书视事，人皆谓与廷辩，或劝穆称疾，穆怀惧不决。
At that time, Han Huang ordered officials from the three provinces to assemble at the Ministry of the Interior. People were saying that Han Huang wanted to publicly debate with Mu Zhi. Someone advised Mu Zhi to pretend to be ill and not show up, but Mu Zhi was indecisive.