《汉书·传·叙传下》
内宫极宠趟飞燕姐妹，而朝政大权委任于王凤等外戚家族，这样成帝即使如炎炎烈火，也变得黯然无光。于是撰写《成帝纪》第十。
壶闱恣赵，朝政在王，炎炎燎火，亦允不阳。述《成纪》第十。
Within the inner palace, he greatly favoured the sisters Zhao Feiyan, and in the government, he entrusted great power to the Wang family and other relatives, so that Emperor Cheng, even though he was like a blazing sun, became dull and lustreless. I then wrote the Tenth Succession of the Emperor Cheng.