《旧唐书·本纪·卷十二》
二十五日，诏令中书门下、御史台五品以上官员，各司三品以上长官，各个推荐可以担任刺史、县令者一名，中书省门下省衡量才干提拔拟定官职。
癸亥，诏中书门下、御史台五品已上，诸司三品已上长官，各举可任刺史县令者一人，中书门下量才进拟，有犯坐举主。
Twenty-fifth day, the edict ordered officials above rank five of the imperial secretariat and the office of imperial supervision, and chiefs above rank three of the various departments, to each recommend one candidate that could be a governor or county magistrate for appointment, and the imperial secretariat were to evaluate their abilities and propose their appointments.