《宋史·列传·卷七十三》
讨论来讨论去没作定论，听说太师文彦博欲贬之于岭峤，纯仁对左相吕大防说： 此路自乾兴以来，荆棘遍地几乎七十年，我等开启此路，恐怕将来自己也不免重蹈此辙。 
纯仁曰： 私室力足办，岂宜慁公为哉？ 签书许州观察判官、知襄邑县。
After much discussion, they still had not reached a conclusion. When they heard that Grand Preceptor Wen Yanbo wanted to demote Cai to Lingjiao, Chun Ren said to Left Chancellor Lü Dafang: Since the Qianxing era, this path has been covered with thorns and brambles for nearly seven decades. If we start down this path, I'm afraid that in the future, we ourselves will inevitably follow in their footsteps.