《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十一》
这样，太尉范隆等人都请求以自己的职位让给陈元达，刘聪才又以陈元达任御史大夫，仪同三司。
于是太尉范隆等皆请以位让元达，聪乃复以元达为御史大夫、仪同三司。
In this way, all the people including Fan Long, the prime minister, requested to give up their offices and have Chen Yuanda take them over. Only then did Liu Cong make Chen Yuanda the imperial censor and grant him the same honors as the three ministers.