《三国志·魏书·崔毛徐何邢鲍司马传》
太祖知道他们的想法，下令说： 太阳从东面升起，月亮在东面明亮，普通人说到方向，也是先说东方，为什么要撤除东曹？ 
太祖知其情，令曰： 日出於东，月盛於东，凡人言方，亦复先东，何以省东曹？ 
Taizu knew their intentions and ordered: The sun rises in the east, the moon is bright in the east, and when ordinary people talk about direction, they also mention the east first. Why should we abolish the Dongcao?