《明史·列传·卷四十六》
中朝官都这么做，臣也是。先帝知道这一点，所以增加了中朝官俸禄。 
隶得归耕，官得资费，中朝官皆然，臣亦然。先帝知之，故增中朝官俸。 
All the officials in the Central Government do this, and so do I. The late emperor knew about this, so he increased the salaries of the officials in the Central Government."