《汉书·传·叙传下》
三支余孽复生，根本已经朽壤，枯杨开花，而为时不久！
三枿之起，本根既朽，枯杨生华，曷惟其旧！
When the three remaining remnants revived, the roots were already rotten and decayed. It was as if the withered poplar had bloomed, but it wouldn’t be long!