《明史·列传·卷二十九》
上朝奏事，君臣在朝廷面议可否，有时就命令方孝孺到屏风前批答。
临朝奏事，臣僚面议可否，或命孝孺就扆前批答。
When he was called to the court to report on affairs, the sovereign and his ministers would discuss its feasibility face-to-face, and sometimes, he was ordered to reply behind the screen.