《贞观政要·卷五·论公平》
就连读书时也时常放下书来对他钦仰、叹息。再者，汉、魏以来，诸葛亮做丞相，也非常公平正直，他曾经上表把廖立、李严罢官放逐到南中，后来廖立听到诸葛亮逝世，哭着说： 我们大概要亡国了！ 
又汉、魏已来，诸葛亮为丞相，亦甚平直，尝表废廖立、李严于南中，立闻亮卒，泣曰： 吾其左衽矣！ 
Even while reading, he often put down the book to admire and sigh for him. Furthermore, since the Han and Wei dynasties, Zhuge Liang served as prime minister and was also very fair and upright. He once submitted a memorial to demote and exile Liao Li and Li Yan to Nan Zhong. Later, Liao Li heard that Zhuge Liang had passed away and cried: We will probably lose our country!