《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十五》
又命令官秩为千石或六百石的官吏，大将军、太尉、司徒、司空等四府的掾属，五官、左、右等三署的郎，以及四姓外戚小侯中已能通晓经书的人，让他们每自遵守师承的 家法 ，凡考试成绩优良，能被列入高第的，则登记在名册上，依照次序升迁官职。
又千石、六百石、四府掾属、三署郎、四姓小侯先能通经者，各令随家法，其高第者上名牒，当以次赏进。
The Emperor ordered that officials of the rank of Qian shi or Liu bai shi, assistants in the offices of the Great General, Grand Minister of War, Minister of Works, and Minister of the Masses, and associates in the offices of the Five Officers, the Left and Right, and the four surname outsiders who had mastered the scriptures, should each follow the house rules of their teachers, and those who performed well on the test and could be ranked among the highest would be registered and promoted in turn. 