《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪三》
当时，刘宋境内正遭受严重的旱灾，瘟疫流行，王弘上疏引咎自责，请求解除自己的职务，宋文帝刘义隆没有批准。
时大旱，疾疫，弘上表引咎逊位，帝不许。
At that time, the Liu Song Dynasty was suffering from severe drought and there was a plague spreading through the countryside. Wang Hong sent a memorial in which he asked to be held responsible for these events and he asked to be relieved of his duties, but Emperor Wen of Song Liu Yilong did not approve his request.