《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪七》
当时荆州所辖各地的长官的位置大多空缺，刘弘请求补选。
时荆部守宰多缺，弘请补选，诏许之，弘叙功铨德，随才授任，人皆服其公当。
At that time, most of the positions of officials in charge of various places under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou were vacant, and Liu Hong requested to fill them.