《资治通鉴·宋纪·宋纪一》
晋恭帝欣然提笔，并对左右侍臣说： 桓玄之乱的时候，晋朝已失掉天下，后来幸赖刘公才得以延续将近二十年；今日禅位给他，是我甘心所为。 
帝欣然操笔，谓左右曰： 桓玄之时，晋氏已无天下，重为刘公所延，将二十载；今日之事，本所甘心。 
Emperor Gong of Jin happily picked up the writing brush and said to the attendant eunuchs and officials, "During the rebellion of Huan Xuan, the Jin dynasty had lost its territory. Later, it was only thanks to Marquis Liu that the dynasty was able to last for almost another twenty years. Today, I am willingly abdicating the throne to him."