《旧唐书·列传·卷十六》
太宗当下对各有功之臣说 ：我将各位的功劳排了等级次序，以此确定爵位官阶，恐怕不能全都妥当，各位都可以说说看法。 
太宗因谓诸功臣曰： 朕叙公等勋效，量定封邑，恐不能尽当，各许自言。 
Emperor Taizong said to his officials: "I have classified your contributions to determine your titles and ranks, but I may not have gotten it all right, so please feel free to speak up if you have any objections."