《汉书·传·萧望之传》
他连续升迁到谏大夫，丞相司直，一年之内三次升官，作到二千石级的官员。
累迁谏大夫，丞相司直，岁中三迁，官至二千石。
He was promoted in quick succession to Office of the Censor, Chancellor of State, and Commissioner of Justice, and three times within a single year he was elevated in rank, becoming an official of the 2,000-stone level.