《新唐书·列传·卷一百四十八》
那时，皇帝诏令天下士有一艺之长的都到京师来备选，李林甫担心士人面对皇帝谈话时，会有人责斥自己，就建议说 ：这些士人都是些草野之人，不懂宫禁，只会胡言乱语来烦扰陛下，请将这些人都交给尚书省长官去考察询问。 
时帝诏天下士有一艺者得诣阙就选，林甫恐士对诏或斥己，即建言： 士皆草茅，未知禁忌，徒以狂言乱圣听，请悉委尚书省长官试问。 
At that time, the emperor ordered all the scholars in the world to come to the capital for selection. Li Linfu was worried that the scholars would blame him when they talked to the emperor, so he suggested: "These scholars are all people from the country, they don't understand taboos, and they will only annoy Your Majesty with nonsense. Please let all these scholars be examined and questioned by the chief officials of the Ministry of the Interior."