In the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), Emperor Wudi Liu Xiu once ordered Dong Xuan, a county magistrate of Luoyang, to kowtow to his sister and apologize for some alleged wrong he had committed.

• 东汉时，汉光武帝刘秀姐姐的家奴杀了人，洛阳县令董宣依法处死了凶手。刘秀偏信姐姐的一面之词，下令把董宣处死。