《汉书·传·萧何曹参传》
制定法令规约，建立宗庙、社稷、宫室、县邑，经常上奏，皇上赞同的就去执行。如果来不及上奏，就按适宜的方式施行，等皇上回来后再告诉皇上。
为令约束，立宗庙、社稷、宫室、县邑，辄奏，上可许以从事；即不及奏，辄以便宜施行，上来以闻。
Formulated rules and regulations, established ancestral temples and altar for the god of the soil and grain, palace, and villages and towns, frequently reported to the emperor, and implemented everything he agreed with. If there was not enough time to report, they did what was appropriate and informed the emperor later upon his return.