《晋书·帝纪·第一章》
宣帝回答说： 汉的国运已经临近终结，而丞相拥有十分之九的天下，并据此事奉天子。
答曰： 汉运垂终，殿下十分天下而有其九，以服事之。
Emperor Xuan replied: Han's fortune is coming to an end, and the Prime Minister possesses nine-tenths of the world, and has used this matter to serve the emperor.