《韩非子·备内》
大臣相互勾结，串通一气蒙骗君主，暗地里互相要好，表面上相互憎恶，以便表示没有私情。他们互相作为耳目，等待着钻君主的空子。君主受着蒙蔽，无从了解真情，有君主之名而无君主之实，大臣垄断法令而独断专行；周天子正是这样。
大臣比周，蔽上为一，阴相善而阳相恶，以示无私，相为耳目，以候主隙，人主掩蔽，无道得闻，有主名而无实，臣专法而行之，周天子是也。
The officials collude with each other, collude to deceive the monarch, secretly get along well with each other, hate each other on the surface, so as to show that they have no personal feelings. They acted as each other's eyes and ears, waiting for the monarch to take the lead. The monarch is blinded and has no way of understanding the truth. He has the name of a monarch but not the reality of a monarch. The ministers monopolize the laws and administer justice alone. This is the case with King Zhou of Zhou.