《魏书·列传·卷八十二》
八座、九卿与所有朝廷官员，都要一早就到刘腾府宅，观其颜色，然后才到各自省府处理政务，也有整日见不到刘腾的，无论公私请托，他都要受纳财物。
八坐、九卿，旦造腾宅，参其颜色，然后方赴省府，亦有历日不能见者。公私属请，唯在财货。
The eight temples, nine ministers and all the court officials had to go to Liu Teng's mansion early in the morning to observe his expression before going to their respective provinces and governments to handle government affairs. There were also some who could not see Liu Teng all day, but whether it was public or private, he had to accept money and goods.