《宋史·列传·卷七十七》
希望皇上能趁着举行郊祀之机，大赦天下罪人，自我检讨过失，取信于民，也给西夏人一条悔过自新之路。 皇上高兴地说 ：这正是我希望的。 这一年，修改了庆历年间赦免边寇的条件，让边境将士将皇上的好意转告对方，西夏王元昊终于降服了。
愿因郊赦，引咎示信，开其自新之路。 帝喜曰： 是吾心也。 是岁，改庆历赦书，敕边吏通其善意，元昊竟降。
I hope that the emperor can take advantage of the opportunity of the suburban sacrifice to amnesty the criminals of the world, introspect his own mistakes, win the trust of the people, and give the Western Xia people a way to repent and start over. The emperor happily said: This is exactly what I hope for. In that year, the conditions for pardoning border bandits during the Qingli reign were revised, and the border generals were asked to convey the emperor's goodwill to the other side, and King Yuanhao of Western Xia finally surrendered.