《晋书·列传·第十六章》
所以周室自成康以来，到宣王以后，一直到赧王，逭中间有好些代，朝廷没有名臣，但国家没有坠毁的原因，正是由于诸侯的帮助。
是以周室自成、康以下，逮至宣王，宣王之后，到于赧王，其间历载，朝无名臣，而宗庙不陨者，诸侯维持之也。
Therefore, since the Chengkang period of the Zhou Dynasty, to the reign of King Xuan and then to King Nan, there were many generations in the middle where the court had no famous ministers, but the reason why the country did not collapse was due to the support of the vassal states.