釋氏稽古略 4.130

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禎。真宗第六子。年十三即帝位。帝務仁厚。裁抑僥倖。委任賢良。專置諫官六員。納諫不倦。置學校創廣惠院以處窮民。自奉甚薄利澤施民。號為極治。以四月十四日為乾元節行崇天曆。在位四十一年。壽五十五歲天聖（九）明道（二）景祐（四）寶元（二）康定（一）慶曆（八）皇祐（五）至和（二）嘉祐（八）。

Zhen, the sixth son of Emperor Zhenzong. At the age of thirteen, he ascended the imperial throne. The emperor strived for benevolence and generosity; he curbed opportunistic schemes and entrusted worthy and good ministers. He established six dedicated remonstrance officials and received admonitions untiringly. He set up schools and founded the Guanghui Institutions to lodge the destitute. His personal expenditure was very frugal, and his beneficent kindness was extended to the common people, which was called an era of utmost good governance. He designated the fourteenth day of the fourth month as the Qianyuan Festival and implemented the Chongtian Calendar. He reigned for forty-one years and lived for fifty-five years. [His reign eras were:] Tiansheng (nine [years]), Mingdao (two), Jingyou (four), Baoyuan (two), Kangding (one), Qingli (eight), Huangyou (five), Zhihe (two), and Jiayou (eight).