《宋史·列传·卷二十五》
筑城非常费力，又没有好处。 又到朝廷当面陈述这件事，皇上赞赏并采纳了他的意见，于是工程停罢。
城之甚劳，未见其利。 复诣阙面陈其事，上嘉纳之，遂罢役。
Building a city was extremely laborious, and there would be no advantages gained by doing so. He returned to court and spoke with the emperor about the matter in person. The emperor praised his proposal and agreed with it, and so the project was scrapped.