《南齐书·列传·卷四十八》
现在如果对学习法律者大加奖赏，以鼓励劝导人们都来学习法律，并用法律知识来考楼官员，教育官宦贵族的子弟；选拔精通法律的人在中央政府任职，成绩优良的出任地方长官。无论是方面大员，还是郡县官吏，都从懂得法律、有断狱才能的人中选拔，那么皋繇施政的谋略便可轻易地实现，杜预、郑众的业绩，也很快能够繁盛光大。
今若弘其爵赏，开其劝慕，课业宦流，班习胄子；拔其精究，使处内局，简其才良，以居外仕；方岳咸选其能，邑长并擢其术：则皋繇之谟，指掌可致；杜郑之业，郁焉何远！
If we now reward those who study law handsomely, in order to encourage people to study law, and use legal knowledge to assess officials, educate the sons of the nobility; select those proficient in law to work in the central government, and appoint those with excellent results to local official positions. Whether it's senior officials, or county officials, they should all be selected from among those who understand the law and have the ability to adjudicate, then Gao Yao's strategies for governing could be easily implemented, and the achievements of Du Yu and Zheng Zhong would quickly flourish and grow.