《宋史·列传·卷一》
当初，仁宗即位时年纪尚小，太后行使皇帝的权力，虽然政事决于太后宫闱，但号令严明，恩威遍于天下。
初，仁宗即位尚少，太后称制，虽政出宫闱，而号令严明，恩威加天下。
When Renzong ascended the throne, he was still very young and the Empress Dowager assumed the power of the emperor. Although political affairs were decided within the Empress Dowager's palace, the emperor's commands were strictly carried out, and the emperor's presence and might were spread throughout the empire.