《魏书·帝纪·卷七》
二十七日，孝文帝下诏，命各州行政长官仔细考核下属官员，按照工作中的成绩与失误，分为三个等级上报朝廷，将由他亲自审阅后决定升降。
壬戌，诏诸州牧精品属官，考其得失，为三等之科以闻，将亲览而升降焉。
On the 27th, Emperor Xiaowen issued an imperial edict, ordering the chief executives of each state to carefully assess their subordinates, and report them to the court in three grades according to their achievements and mistakes in their work, and he would personally review them to decide whether to promote or demote them.