釋鑑稽古略續集 1.205

1.205

癸未三年詔。修遼金宋三史。脫脫都總裁　學士揭傒斯字曼碩豐城人。脫脫問政治何先。曰儲材為先。養之於譽望未隆之時。用之於周密庶務之後可也。卒封郡公。諡文安。

In the gui-wei year, the third year (1343 CE), an imperial edict ordered the compilation of the three official histories of Liao, Jin, and Song, with Toghto as Chief Director. Academician Jie Xisi, style name Manshuo, was a native of Fengcheng. When Toghto asked him what came first in governance, he replied: 'Storing talent comes first. Cultivate them when their renown is not yet prominent, and employ them after they have acquired thorough familiarity with diverse affairs; then it will be well.' Upon his death, he was enfeoffed as a Commandery Duke and given the posthumous title Wen'an.