《宋书·列传·卷九十五》
我没有才德，但是蒙受国家的光荣宠待，担当边防的重任，管理人民，宣扬政治和教化，统辖万里，虽然竭尽忠诚，仍然未能叫上面的教化普及到下面，而下面的情况为上面所了解。
仆以不德，荷国荣宠，受任边州，经理民物，宣播政化，鹰扬万里，虽尽节奉命，未能令上化下布，而下情上达也。
I am not talented or virtuous. But I have enjoyed the country’s glory and care. I have become a person of high rank who is in charge of defending the border and ruling the people. I spread political ideas and provide moral training within the borders of ten thousand miles. Although I have done my best, I have failed to spread the ruler’s teachings to the lowest level. On the other hand, the ruler does not understand the actual situation in the lowest level.