《贞观政要·卷八·论刑法》
人臣有意偏袒尚且使别人所受的欺骗不能得以申诉，何况君主任意钦定的高下之分，别人怎能不慌乱而无措呢？
以人臣之颇僻，犹莫能申其欺罔，况人君之高下，将何以措其手足乎？
The ministers can’t appeal the unfair judgment, not to mention the arbitrarily decision by the emperor, how can people not feel panic and helpless.