《旧五代史·后唐·庄宗纪六》
考查官员的部门，虚假失真的事已很久就有，到郭崇韬上奏之后，澄清淘汰非常严格，罢停官职的十个里面就有七八个，众人也有不满的。
铨综之司，伪滥日久，及崇韬条奏之后，澄汰甚严，放弃者十有七八，众情亦怨之。
The departments in charge of evaluating officials had been fabricating and distorting the truth for a long time. After Guo Chongtao submitted his memorial, a thorough investigation was launched and those who were eliminated and dismissed from office made up seven or eight out of ten, causing dissatisfaction in the group.