《北史·列传·卷六十九》
隋文帝上承天命而继位，统一天下，整顿纲纪以保护儒士，准备好表彰用的布帛以礼遇儒士，设置高级的官爵拉拢儒士，于是四海之内，普天之下，学识广博以备天子之问的儒士，都全部集聚在一起。
隋文膺期纂历，平一寰宇，顿天钢以掩之，贲旌帛以礼之，设好爵以縻之，于是四海九州，强学待问之士，靡不毕集焉。
Emperor Wen of Sui inherited the mandate of heaven and succeeded to the throne, unified the world, and established order to protect the Confucian scholars. He prepared silk fabrics as a reward for the Confucian scholars, set up high official titles to win over the Confucian scholars, and then from all over the world, all the Confucian scholars who were knowledgeable and prepared to answer the emperor's questions gathered together.