《三国志·魏书·董二袁刘传》
当初，刘表和他的妻子非常宠爱小儿子刘琮，想让他作为自己的继承人，刘表的部将蔡瑁、张允也拥立刘琮，就将长子刘琦派到江夏担任太守，刘表死后，众人就拥立刘琮继位。
初，表及妻爱少子琮，欲以为后，而蔡瑁、张允为之支党，乃出长子琦为江夏太守，众遂奉琮为嗣。
Early on, Liu Biao and his wife were very fond of their youngest son Liu Cong and wanted him to be their heir. Liu Biao's generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun also supported Liu Cong, so they sent his eldest son Liu Qi to Jiangxia as governor. After Liu Biao's death, everyone supported Liu Cong's succession to the throne.