《后汉书·列传·皇甫张段列传》
后来遭到奸伪弄权，权威被亲近小人所掌握，蓄积财货，戏谑是闻；又假手嬖亻幸小人，接受贿赂，卖官卖爵，随便使用宾客，交相错乱，天下扰扰，从乱如归。
后遭奸伪，威分近习，畜货聚马，戏谑是闻。又因缘嬖幸，受赂卖爵，轻使宾客，交错其间，天下扰扰，从乱如归。
Later on, treacherous and fawning individuals seized power and authority fell into the hands of the emperor's close associates, who accumulated wealth and indulged in buffoonery; they also used the emperor's favourites as their tools to accept bribes, buy and sell official ranks, and make arbitrary use of their guests, leading to chaos and disruption, and the country was thrown into turmoil, where what was chaotic was like what was peaceful.