《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪四十一》
晋升和辞退，奖赏和惩罚，都是大家所公认的，自己在中间没有丝毫的隐私。
进退赏罚，皆众人所共然也，己不置豪发之私于其间。
Promotions and dismissals, rewards and punishments were all matters of public consensus, and the prime ministers had no private role in them.