《旧唐书·列传·卷一百一十六》
未商议停当足下便被降职，没几个月我接着也遭贬谪，心中兴致顿消，哪天才能办成这事呢？
言未终而足下左转，不数月而仆又继行，心期索然，何日成就？
Before we could make any decisions, you were demoted from your position, and just a few months later I was also demoted, and my enthusiasm for this project quickly waned. When would we ever be able to complete such a task?