《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十一》
臣属们想向君主奏闻或议论政事，刘玄总是因醉酒而不能相见，有时不得已，就命侍中坐帐幕之中与群臣说话。
群臣欲言事，辄醉不能见，时不得已，乃令侍中坐帷内与语。
When his subjects wanted to report to the emperor or discuss government affairs with him, Liu Xuan was always too drunk to meet them, and sometimes, when he had no choice, he would order the imperial attendant to sit behind a tent curtain and talk to his ministers.