《吕氏春秋·览·审分览》
多分封诸侯国，不是因为偏爱贤德之人，而是为了有利于权势，保全住威严，是为了使道义扩大。
众封建，非以私贤也，所以便势全威，所以博义。
To grant more fiefdoms to feudal states is not because of favoritism for the virtuous and moral people but is in order to consolidate power, preserve the majesty, and expand the moral influence.