《北史·列传·卷二十九》
当时的口谕都由内臣传达。十天盼望秘密得到一件事，朝臣们便不满意。
于时口敕，责诸内官，十日仰密得一事，不列便大嗔嫌。
The oral orders at that time were all conveyed by the eunuchs. The ministers were dissatisfied with waiting in vain for a secret matter for ten days.