《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪七十九》
生杀赏罚大权由自己掌握，那么下边就没有作威作福的弊端；身边亲近的人多是正人君子，那么人们就没有被诬陷诽谤的忧虑。
诛赏由我，则下无威福之弊；近密多正，则人无谮谤之忧。
If you hold the power of life and death, reward and punishment in your own hands, then there will be no evils of intimidating and oppressing others; if the people close to you are all upright and virtuous, then the people will not be worried about being falsely framed and slandered.