《南史·列传·卷四十九》
皇上答复说： 用赏罚以警戒地方长官，修饰宾馆以等待远国，都是古代的善政，是我应该努力做到的。
上答曰： 夫赏罚以惩守宰，饰馆以待遐荒，皆古之善政，吾所宜勉。
The emperor replied: Using rewards and punishments to warn local officials, and building guesthouses to wait for distant countries, are all good policies of the ancients, which I will do.