《宋史·列传·卷六十四》
诏令钱若水撰修《太宗实录》，钱若水上奏请求杨亿参加，《太宗实录》共八十卷，而杨亿单独起草初稿五十六卷。
诏钱若水修《太宗实录》，奏亿参预，凡八十卷，而亿独草五十六卷。
The edict ordered Qian Ruoshui to compile the "Biography of Emperor Taizong". Qian Ruoshui submitted a memorial requesting Yang Yi to participate in it. The "Biography of Emperor Taizong" had a total of eighty volumes, and Yang Yi alone drafted fifty-six volumes.