《旧五代史·后周·太祖纪三》
太祖说 ：孔圣人被谥为文宣王，是百世帝王的老师，能不恭敬吗！ 
帝曰： 文宣王，百代帝王师也，得无敬乎！ 
Emperor Taizu said: "Confucius was known posthumously as the Literary Sage, and is a teacher to emperors of all ages. How can I show disrespect?"