《贞观政要·卷五·论公平》
于是将这些话告诉了皇后，皇后听完赞叹道： 曾经听说您对魏徵十分敬重，可是对于其中的缘故知之甚少，现在听到他进谏的这番话，可见他能够用道义来抑制帝王的私欲，真是国家社稷忠臣啊！
乃以其言告后，后叹曰： 尝闻陛下敬重魏征，殊未知其故，而今闻其谏，乃能以义制人主之情，真社稷臣矣！
He then told these words to the empress, and after hearing them, the empress said in admiration: I once heard that you respect Wei Zheng highly, but I did not know the reason why. Now, hearing about the advice he gives, it is apparent that he is able to use morality to restrain the emperor's personal desires. He is truly a loyal minister to the country and the community!