釋鑑稽古略續集 3.19

3.19

In the yiyou year, the third year of the Yongle reign (1405), in the fourth month, His Majesty said to the attendants: "In the way of bringing about good government, nothing takes precedence over broadening the avenues of speech. The successes and failures of the administration of officials and the well-being and distress of the common people across the realm—if people do not speak of them, how can the court know them fully?"