《后汉书·列传·刘玄刘盆子列传》
三老、从事都大会于台阶之下，刘盆子、刘茂、刘孝三人站于正中，按年龄大小依次去摸取木片。
诸三老、从事皆大会陛下，列盆子等三人居中立，以年次探札。
The three elders and those who helped all gathered on the steps. Liu Penzi, Liu Mao and Liu Xiao stood in the middle and took turns to take the wooden pieces according to their age.