《晋书·志·第十四章》
中丞对外督察部刺史，对内统领侍御史，接受公卿上奏的事务，以及检举弹劾一类的案卷表章。
中丞外督部刺史，内领侍御史，受公卿奏事，举劾案章。
The Subordinate Censor supervised the Prefect of the department externally and led the Censors internally, and accepted the petitions from the officials and the memorial documents such as reporting and impeaching.