《宋史·列传·卷一百九十七》
时朝廷考虑更改两广盐法，派遣广西安抚司干官胡廷直与东西漕臣共同商议。
时朝廷议易二广盐法，遣广西安抚司干官胡廷直与东西漕臣集议于境。
At that time, the imperial court was considering changing the salt laws in the Two Guangs, and sent Hu Tingzhi, a senior official of the Guangxi appeasement office, to discuss with the East and West漕chen.