《资治通鉴·隋纪·隋纪二》
隋文帝由于居住在岭南地区的夷族、越族多次起兵反叛，于是任命汴州刺史令狐熙为桂州总管十七州诸军事，允许他相机行事，授权他可以朝廷之命任免州刺史以下各级官吏。
上以岭南夷、越数反，以汴州刺史令狐熙为桂州总管十七州诸军事，许以便宜从事，刺史以下官得承制补授。
As the Yi and Yue ethnicities living in the Lingnan area repeatedly rebelled, Emperor Wen of Sui appointed Linghu Xi, the Governor of Bianzhou, as the General in Command of the Seventeen States of Guizhou, and allowed him to act according to the circumstances, and authorized him to appoint and dismiss all officials below the governor of the state in the name of the imperial court.