《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪十》
在汉王朝时代，各个州郡搜集一些有才能有功劳人的情况，再由五府任命他们为辅佐。三公前来具体考察他们工作的得失，尚书把考察结果呈报给天子。一个人才，经过了这么多道的审查，因此，为官者能够称职，人尽其才，很少把事情做坏。
其在汉家，州郡积其功能，五府举为掾属，三公参其得失，尚书奏之天子；一人之身，所阅者众，故能官得其才，鲜有败事。
In the Han Dynasty, all the prefectures and counties collected information on some talented and meritorious people, and then the five departments appointed them as assistants. The three dukes came to examine the merits and demerits of their work, and Shangshu reported the results of the examination to the emperor. A talented person, through so many levels of examination, was able to be competent as an official, make the most of his talents, and rarely do bad things.