《宋史·列传·卷五十七》
现在门下省虽仍有封驳之名，但一有诏书出来中书省一律下达。
今门下虽有封驳之名，而诏书一切自中书以下，非所以防过举也。 内侍皇甫继明给事章献太后阁，兼领估马司，自言估马有羡利，乞迁官。事下群牧司，阅无羡利。
Although the Ministry of the Imperial Household still nominally had the authority to veto proposals, all edicts issued by the Secretariat were conveyed to the different prefectures.