《新唐书·列传·卷三十七》
妃嫔公主如同商人，吏部衙门好像商店，屠户商贩经由邪门歪道混到官职，罢官免职的人凭借倒行逆施抬高名声。
妃主之门同商贾然，举选之署若阛阓然，屠贩者由邪忝官，废黜者因奸冒进。
The concubines and princesses were like businessmen, the Ministry of Personnel was like a shop, butchers and peddlers obtained official positions through evil and crooked paths, and those who were dismissed from office and demoted raised their reputations through perverse actions.