《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪一》
如今陛下的大业刚刚开创，事情关系着社稷安危，远方的人有怀疑，恐怕就失去了机会，所以，臣下我每接受一个敕令，必须调查核审，使之与前面发布的敕令不相矛盾，然后才敢宣行，您所责备的命令迟迟没有宣布的过失，实际上是由于上述的缘故。 
今王业经始，事系安危，远方有疑，恐失机会，故臣每受一敕必勘审，使与前敕不违，始敢宣行；稽缓之愆，实由于此。 
“Today, Your Majesty’s great cause has just begun, and matters concern the security of the country; people in distant places have doubts, and I am afraid that they will lose their chance, so I, the minister, must investigate and verify every decree I receive, so that it does not conflict with the decrees issued before, and only then dare to announce it; the fault of the order you blamed for being late is actually due to the above reasons.”