釋鑑稽古略續集 1.124

1.124

阿沙不花。見帝容色日悴進曰。八珍之味不知御。萬金之身不知愛。惟麯糵是好。姬嬪是耽。是猶兩斧伐孤樹。未有不顛仆者。帝喜拜相。

Asha-buqa, seeing that the Emperor's complexion grew more emaciated by the day, stepped forward and said: 'You do not know how to savor the delicacies of the eight treasures, nor do you know how to care for your body of ten thousand pieces of gold; you love only yeast and wine, and indulge only in concubines. This is like two axes chopping a solitary tree: there has never been one that did not topple.' The Emperor was pleased and appointed him prime minister.