《宋史·列传·卷二十四》
与皇上奏对时，谈到征伐之事，皇上说 ：朕近来的征讨，是为百姓剪除凶暴，如果好功黩武，那么天下百姓都灭尽了啊。 蒙正回答说： 隋、唐数十年中，四次征讨辽碣，百姓疲乏不堪。
因对，论及征伐，上曰： 朕比来征讨，盖为民除暴，苟好功黩武，则天下之人熸亡尽矣。 蒙正对曰： 隋、唐数十年中，四征辽碣，人不堪命。
When discussing military campaigns with the emperor, he said: In the recent military campaigns, I have aimed to eliminate violence for the people. If I sought military glory, then all the people under heaven would have been wiped out. Mengzheng replie：During the decades of the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were four campaigns against Liaoguo and Jiegu. The people were exhausted beyond endurance.