《宋史·本纪·卷三》
太祖下诏说：中书吏人揽权又大多贪赃受贿，现在兼用人流的州县官员担任堂吏。
诏：中书吏擅权多奸赃，兼用流内州县官。
The founder of the dynasty issued an edict saying: the Secretariat staff are overbearing and mostly corrupt, it is now combined with the officials of the prefecture and county who were replaced to serve as the staff of the court.