《汉书·传·公孙弘卜式儿宽传》
他常与主爵都尉汲黯先后去见皇上，汲黯先提出问题，公孙弘随后进行推究阐述，皇上常常很高兴，听从他所说的一切，公孙弘因此而越来越受到宠信。
常与主爵都尉汲黯请间，黯先发之，弘推其后，上常说，所言皆听，以此日益亲贵。
He often went with the Master of Ceremonies and Attendant to the Dukes to see the emperor, and Ji’an would raise the issue first, and then Gongsun Hong would analyze and explain, and the emperor was often pleased and agreed with everything he said, and Gongsun Hong thus became more and more favored.