《宋史·列传·卷四十二》
他年轻时与孙何友善，一起把文章藏在袖子里拜见王禹翶，王禹翶很惊奇重视他们，认为从唐朝韩愈、柳宗元以后，二百年才有这等创作。
少与孙何友善，同袖文谒王禹偁，禹偁大惊重之，以为自唐韩愈、柳宗元后，二百年始有此作。
When he was young, he was friendly with Sun He, and together he hid the article in his sleeve to visit Wang Yufeng, Wang Yufeng was very surprised and valued them, thinking that it was the Tang Dynasty Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan who had worked for two hundred years after.