《旧唐书·本纪·卷十二》
八日，皇上诏令削减州县官员，上等州留高级辅佐、录事、参军、司户、司兵各一名；下等州留上佐、录事、司户各一名，京兆、河南两府司录、判司及四个赤丞、四个赤簿、四个赤尉根据数量留一半，各赤畿、赤县留令、丞、尉各一名。
庚申，诏省州县官员，上州留上佐、录事、参军、司户、司士各一员，中州上佐、录事、参军、司户、司兵各一员，下州上佐、录事、司户各一员，京兆河南两府司录、判司及四赤丞、簿、尉量留一半，诸赤畿县留令、丞、尉各一员。
On the 8th, the Emperor decreed that the officials of the prefecture and county shall be reduced. For the first-class prefecture, a senior aide, recorder, general, chief accountant, and military commander shall be retained; for the lower-level prefecture, a senior aide, recorder, and chief accountant shall be retained. For the two prefectures of Jingzhao and Henan, half of the judicial records, adjudicator, four red officials, four red officials, and four red captains shall be retained. Each red region and red county shall retain a magistrate, an official, and a captain.