《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪十九》
近几年以来，粮食歉收，饿死的人到处都是，四夷交相侵犯，兵车连年出动。陛下应当恭敬静默地思索治道以消除上天降下的灾害，却又广造宫室，劳役没有休止的时候，天下百姓无不感到失望。
数年已来，菽粟不稔，饿殍相望，四夷交侵，兵车岁驾；陛下宜恭默思道以禳灾谴，乃更广营宫室，劳役不休，天下莫不失望。
But in recent years there have been crop failures and widespread famine; the barbarians have been raiding along all frontiers, and military campaigns have been going on every year. Instead of trying to appease Heaven by examining your own government, Your Majesty has turned to building palaces, and your people's labor has not ceased. All the people under Heaven are now in despair.