《元史·列传·卷四十四》
过去我朝征服各国，本以力胜，但如今形势不同，若措置失当，既不能挫败南朝英雄之气，服天下之心，又让那些心怀叵测的小人乘机离间，为之动摇。
故王者之举必万全，其幸举者，崛起无赖之人也。
In the past, our dynasty conquered other countries with force. But the situation is different now. If we handle things improperly, we will neither be able to crush the heroism of the Southern Dynasty and subdue the civilians nor prevent those treacherous men from taking the opportunity to alienate and shake them.