In 642, when Emperor Taizong wanted to review the imperial historical records that the imperial historian Chu Suiliang was responsible for keeping, Chu rebuffed Emperor Taizong, stating that it would be irregular for an emperor to look at how an imperial historian was writing about him.
In 642, Emperor Taizong sought to assess the imperial records kept by Chu Suiliang, but Chu rejected this request, stating that it would be unseemly for an emperor to examine how he himself was depicted in historical accounts.