《明史·列传·卷三十五》
当时，海内统一已近五十年，皇上正内兴礼乐，外怀要荒之地，公卿大夫彬彬然多是文学之士。
当是时，海内混一，垂五十年。帝方内兴礼乐，外怀要荒，公卿大夫彬彬多文学之士。
At that time, China had been unified for nearly 50 years. The emperor was promoting Confucianism domestically and was concerned about the frontier regions. Most state officials and scholars were cultured literary men.