《后汉书·列传·窦融列传》
应当推举一人为大将军，共保五郡安全，以观察时局的变化。 商议已定，对大将军人选互相谦让，都以窦融世代任河西官吏，受大家敬重向往，于是就共推窦融代理河西五郡大将军职务。
当推一人为大将军，共全五郡，观时变动。 议既定，而各谦让，咸以融世任河西为吏，人所敬向，乃推融行河西五郡大将军事。
We should elect one person as the Grand General to jointly protect the five counties and monitor the changes in the situation. After the discussion was over, they谦让each other about who should be the Grand General. They all agreed that Dou Rong had served as an official in Hexi for generations and was respected by everyone, so they all recommended Dou Rong to act as the Grand General of the Five Counties of Hexi.