《后汉书·本纪·皇后纪上》
邓太后诏令司隶校尉、河南尹、南阳太守说： 往往看到前代外戚宾客，假借皇亲权威，轻薄虚浮，以至浊乱奉公，为民恶患。
诏告司隶校尉、河南尹、南阳太守曰： 每览前代外戚宾客，假借威权，轻薄讠詷，至有浊乱奉公，为人患苦。
Empress Dowager Deng decreed to the Governor of Henan, South Yang Governor and the Commandant of the Capital. It was often seen that the in-laws and guests of powerful families of the previous dynasty, falsely used the authority of the royal relatives, frivolous and ostentatious, even disrupting public services, which was the cause of public resentment.