《北史·列传·卷七十》
当时，国家富足强大，都把辽东放在心上，刘炫认为不可征伐辽东，写了一篇《抚夷论》来讽劝。
时国家殷盛，皆以辽东为意。炫以为辽东不可伐，作《抚夷论》以讽焉。
At that time, the country was rich and powerful, and all the officials had Liaodong in mind, but Liu Xuan thought that Liaodong should not be conquered and wrote "Fu Yi Lun" (Fuyilun) to remonstrate Emperor Wendi of the Sui Dynasty.