《太平广记·卷一百七十四·俊辩二》
当天裴琰之的声名就震动了全州，数日之后又传到京城，不久被提拔为雄州司户。
是日名动一州。数日，闻于京邑。寻擢授雄州司户。
That day the news of Pei Yan’s reputation shook the whole prefecture, after a few days it was spread to the capital, and soon after he was promoted to the Inspector of the Household of Xiong prefecture.