《北史·本记·卷三》
六月十九日，下诏说： 往年各县召来秀才二人，以询问郡守县令的善恶，受赏的不多，而得罪的众多，滥用刑法，伤害生命，为常情所不忍。
六月甲子，诏曰： 往年县召秀才二人，问守宰善恶，而赏者未几，罪者众多，肆法伤生，情所未忍。
On the nineteenth day of the sixth month, he issued an edict saying that in previous years, each county had summoned two students to ask about the good and evil of the prefect and the county magistrate, and not many had been rewarded, while many had been offended. The abuse of the law and the loss of life were intolerable.