《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十七》
等到判决定罪以后，陛下再颁布不忍惩罚的诏令，臣下坚持要对他进行处理，然后陛下再稍稍让步。
法决罪定，乃下不忍之诏；臣下固执，然后少有所许。
After the judgment of conviction was issued, Your Majesty decreed an amnesty, but the officials persisted in demanding his execution, then Your Majesty made some small concessions.