《新五代史·列传·唐臣传第十四》
唐明宗登位后，杀租庸使孔谦而废掉这个官职，任命大臣一人管理户部、度支、盐铁，名叫判三司。
明宗入立，诛租庸使孔谦而废其使职，以大臣一人判户部、度支、盐铁，号曰判三司。
After Tang Mingzong ascended to the throne, he killed Kong Qian, the Commissioner of Rents and Labor Service, and abolished this position, and appointed a minister to manage the Ministry of Household, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Salt and Iron Department, and named him the Judge of the Three Departments.