《旧唐书·列传·卷八十三》
况且功勋人才各代都有，只要才能优异，生逢其时，使皇帝尊荣人民安宁，贤臣哪朝没有？
且功与时并，才为代生，苟蕴其才，遇其时，尊主庇人，何代不有？
Moreover, virtuous and talented people were in every dynasty, as long as the people were of great talent, and were born in the right time, and could enhance the emperor's reputation, and appease the people, which dynasty was lack of virtuous ministers?