《辽史·列传·卷六》
后来太宗见张砺刚强正直，颇有文采，提升为翰林学士。
后太宗见砺刚直有文彩，擢翰林学士。
Later, Emperor Taizong saw that Zhang Li was upright and honest, with considerable literary talent, and promoted him to a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.