《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪十三》
邓琬以上天显示的种种祥瑞为借口，诈称接到路太后的密诏，率领各将领、僚佐等向晋安王刘子勋奉上皇帝尊号。
邓琬称说符瑞，诈称受路太后玺书，帅将佐上尊于晋安王子勋。
Deng Wan pretended to have received a secret imperial edict from Empress Dowager Lu, using the auspicious signs in the sky as an excuse, and led all the generals and staff to offer the title of emperor to Liu Zixun, the Prince of Jin'an.