《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪五》
从此，地方一些地痞流氓乘机专挑地方官的过失，威胁要挟在位的地方官，在民间横行。地方官则自低身分对待这些人，照样贪赃枉法。
于是奸猾专求牧宰之失，迫胁在位，横于闾里；而长吏咸降心待之，贪纵如故。
Since then, local hooligans seized the opportunity and specifically found fault in local officials’ mistakes. They threatened and coerced local officials and ran rampant in the community. The local officials, however, treated these people condescendingly and remained corrupt.