《新唐书·列传·卷二十一》
起初，将军丘师利等人全都自居其功，有的人还指天画地，自陈其劳，见神通羞愧理屈，便说： 陛下以至公之心论功行赏，不偏心照顾其亲属，我们怎能妄诉功劳呢？ 
初，将军丘师利等皆怙跋攘袂，或指画自陈说，见神通愧屈，乃曰： 陛下至不私其亲，吾属可妄诉邪！ 
In the beginning, general Qiu Shi Li and others all claimed their own merits. Some even pointed at the sky and drew on the ground, claiming how hard they worked. When they saw that Shen Tong was embarrassed and at loss for words, they said: Your Majesty rewards based on absolute fairness, and does not favor your relatives. How could we falsely claim credit? 