《南齐书·列传·卷四十》
近来司市煽动市情，租价过于苛刻，吹毛求疵，连着勘察查访，仅以小罪，就严加责备。
顷市司驱扇，租估过刻，吹毛求瑕，廉察相继，被以小罪，责以重备。
Recently, the market inspectors have been stirring up the market, the rents are excessively harsh, they are nitpicking, continually investigating and searching; and excessively punishing for the smallest crimes.