《论衡·卷七·道虚篇》
没有会合诸侯，计功行赏的事，也就没有铸鼎龙垂胡髯之类的事。
无会计之事，犹无铸鼎龙垂胡髯之实也。
Without the meeting of the princes, the counting of achievements and giving of rewards, there would be no casting of the tripod and the dragon hanging its beard.