《晋书·列传·第十一章》
因此从汉、魏以来，时常举行大规模的举荐活动，让众官吏各自推举他们所了解的人，仅根据才能任用，不限官阶次第，像这样的情况有多次了。
故自汉魏以来，时开大举，令众官各举所知，唯才所任，不限阶次，如此者甚数矣。
Therefore, since the Han and Wei dynasties, large-scale recommendation campaigns had often been held, in which all officials were asked to recommend those whom they knew, and appointments were made solely on the basis of ability, without regard to rank or order, and there were many such cases.