《明史·列传·卷二十七》
或有不同意见的人会说，诸王都是天子的骨肉，分地虽广，立法虽侈，又怎么会有抗衡之理呢？
议者曰： 诸王皆天子骨肉，分地虽广，立法虽侈，岂有抗衡之理？ 
Some may argue that the dukes are all blood relatives of the emperor, and even if their territories are vast and their laws extravagant, how could they possibly rebel?