《资治通鉴·魏纪·魏纪六》
大臣不是不忠，只是权威下移，人们对君王就一定怠慢，这是情势发展的必然。
夫大臣非不忠也，然威权在下，则众心慢上，势之常也。
It is not that the ministers are lacking in loyalty; it is just that when authority is transferred downward, then people will inevitably treat the king lightly – this is the way that circumstances develop.