《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十二》
当初，邓氏立为皇后，太尉张禹、司徒徐防曾打算同司空陈宠一同奏请追封邓皇后的父亲邓训。但陈宠认为前代没有这种奏请先例，便与他们争辩，一连数日不能定夺。
初，邓后之立也，太尉张禹、司徒徐防欲与司空陈宠共奏追封后父训，宠以先世无奏请故事，争之，连日不能夺。
At the beginning, when Deng was established as the empress, Grand Commandant Zhang Yu, Grand Tutor Xu Fang, and Grand Minister of Works Chen Chong planned to rise with Minister of the Center Chen Chong to request Emperor He to grant the posthumous title to Deng's father Deng Xun. However, Chen Chong believed that there was no such a precedent in the previous dynasties, so he argued with them for consecutive days but could not reach a conclusion.