《晋书·列传·第四章》
文帝任大将军，征召羊祜，没有去，公车征任他为中书侍郎，不久升为给事中、黄门郎。
文帝为大将军，辟祜，未就，公车征拜中书侍郎，俄迁给事中、黄门郎。
With Emperor Wen as general, he summoned Yang Hu but Yang Hu did not go. Royal decree ordered him to be a Zhongshu Shilang (assistant minister of the imperial secretariat), and soon he was promoted to be a Gishizhong (imperial attendant) and then a Huangmenlang (gentleman of the Yellow Gate).