《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪二》
因此，晋武帝所任用的人，有的并不是选拔人中最好的。大家对这些情况并不了解，有人就说山涛凭自己举官吏，并禀告晋武帝，晋武帝对山涛却更加亲近宠爱。
帝之所用，或非举首，众情不察，以涛轻重任意，言之于帝，帝益亲爱之。
Therefore, some of the people appointed by Emperor Wu of Jin were not the best among the candidates. The public didn't understand these situations, so some people said that Shan Tao appointed officials on his own initiative and reported to Emperor Wu of Jin, but Emperor Wu of Jin became closer and more affectionate with Shan Tao.