《旧五代史·后晋·列传七》
后唐末帝即位，商讨寻求辅佐的宰臣，于是书写朝廷中有清名、受人尊敬的十几个官员的姓名放在瓶子里，在清夜焚烧香火，夹取姓名纸片，得到卢文纪和姚顗两人，于是拜为中书侍郎、平章事。
唐末帝即位，讲求辅相，乃书朝中清望官十余人姓名置于瓶中，清夜焚香而挟之，既而得卢文纪与顗，遂拜中书侍郎、平章事。
When Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty acceded to the throne, he deliberated on recruiting assistant ministers, so wrote down the names of a dozen-odd officials in the court with good reputations and public respect, put them in a jar, burned incense at night, drew out paper with the names on, and the names of Lu Wenji and Yao Yi were drawn, so they were appointed as secondary Zhongshu attendant and director of the bureau of military affairs.