《宋史·列传·卷一百九十五》
公卿将相大多为江、浙、闽、蜀之人，而人才也日益枯竭。官场之士以十万数，而文墨小有成就也足以称雄其间。
公卿将相，大抵多江、浙、闽、蜀之人，而人才亦日以凡下，场屋之士以十万数，而文墨小异，已足以称雄于其间矣。
Most of the ministers and generals were from Jiang, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Shu, and their talents were gradually exhausted. There were hundreds of thousands of officials in the officialdom, and those who had made a little achievement in writing were enough to be the best.