《新唐书·列传·卷五十》
及至登山，应该跟随上山的执事官，张说都点他所喜欢的人，而且都超级升为五品。随行的兵士，只加功勋而没有赐物。众人因此而埋怨张说的专权。
及升山，执事官当从者，说皆引所厚超阶入五品，从兵唯加勋而不赐，众怨其专。
When it came to climbing the mountain, Zhang appointed his favorite people as officials to follow him up the mountain, and all of them were promoted to the fifth rank. The soldiers were only rewarded for their contributions but did not receive any gifts. Thus, people began to complain about Zhang’s monopoly of power.