《孔氏谈苑》,宋孔平仲撰,五卷。其多记北宋朝野故事,同时广泛涉及当时的社会风俗和动植物知识,内容十分广博。比如,卷一首篇《吕许公知许州》记宰相张士逊、吕夷简矛盾事,极见当时官场险恶及政治弊端;同卷《王文正清德》记宰相王旦不满宋真宗设宴奢华,而真宗亦能及时改正,具有现实意义。宁稼雨在《中国文言小说总目提要》中谈及《孔氏谈苑》时曾说:“……卷二记紫姑神的传说,为民间有关厕神故事的珍贵资料。同卷 ”Kong’s Talks Court“, Song Kong Pingzhong essay, five volumes. The story of the Northern Dynasties dynasties keep its record, at the same time extensively involved in the social customs and knowledge of animals and plants, the content is very broad. For example, the volume of the first volume, ”Lv Xu known Xuzhou“ in mind the prime minister Zhang Moxon, Lu Yi Jane contradictory events, extreme danger and the political bureaucratic officialdom at the time; the same volume ”Wang Wenzheng Qing De“ prime minister Wang Dan dissatisfaction Songzong banquet luxurious, It can also be promptly corrected, which is of practical significance. Ning Jiayu talked about ”Kong’s Talk Garden“ in the ”Summary of Chinese Classical Fiction Headlines“ when he said: ”... Volume II records the legend of Zigguh, which is a valuable piece of folklore about the story of the toilet.