《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪五十五》
宪宗曾经在延英殿对宰相们说： 你们这些人应当替朕珍惜官位，不要用官位偏袒亲戚故旧。 
上尝于延英谓宰相曰： 卿辈当为朕惜官，勿用之私亲故。 
Emperor Xianzong once said to his prime ministers in the Yanying Hall: "You people should cherish your positions for me, and do not favor your relatives and old friends with your positions."