《宋史·列传·卷四十三》
自己写墓志说 ：年寿八十二不为夭折，官一品不为低贱，使相接受俸禄不为耻辱，这三者大略可以归息于父亲栖神之地了。 陈抟曾对他的父亲说： 您三个儿子都当为将相，惟有中子显贵而且年寿高。 
即召渐至京师，授颍州长史。丁谓等知其无他，得改凤州团练推官，迁耀州节度推官。
He wrote in his own epitaph: To live to the age of eighty-two is not an untimely death. To hold the first rank is not humble. To accept a salary as a minister is not shameful. These three things can be attributed to the place where my father's spirit resides. Chen Tuan once said to his father: You have three sons who will all become generals and prime ministers. Only the middle one will become rich and live a long life.