《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪十》
皇后说： 我听说君主开明则臣下正直，如今魏徵正直敢言，是因为陛下的开明，我怎能不祝贺呢！ 
后曰： 妾闻主明臣直；今魏征直，由陛下之明故也，妾敢不贺！ 
The empress said, “I heard that an open-minded monarch will have upright courtiers. Today, Wei Zheng is upright and outspoken because of your open-mindedness. How can I not congratulate you?”