《宋史·列传·卷八十》
皇上没有听从。郑獬又上书说： 陛下刚刚即位，对人对事谦恭有加，不轻易表态，主持大政的就只七八个人而已，焉能充分利用天下人的聪明才智？
又上疏言： 陛下初临御，恭默不言，所与共政者七八大臣而已，焉能尽天下之聪明哉？
The Emperor did not listen. Zheng Xie memorialized again: When Your Majesty first ascended the throne, you spoke humbly to everyone, and offered few opinions; at that time there were only seven or eight people taking major political responsibility; how could you give full rein to the wisdom of all your subjects?