The messenger answered candidly: "I saw my master get up early though he had gone to sleep late, and on rising, personally supervised the 20 blows given in punishment to those who have made mistakes. He eats only a little food each day and has not been able to sleep well.
使者照實回答：「丞相夙興夜寐，罰二十（板）以上皆親覽焉，所啖之食，日不過數升。」