《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪二十九》
各地上报的奏表，都要先呈送高力士，然后上奏唐玄宗。小一点的事，高力士就自己决定了，他的权势超越了所有内侍外臣。
四方表奏，皆先呈力士，然后奏御；事小者力士即决之，势倾内外。
Memorials from all over the country were first submitted to Gao Lishi and then submitted to Tang Xuanzong. For smaller matters, Gao Lishi would make decisions by himself, and his power surpassed that of all the eunuchs and foreign ministers.