《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪三十九》
各方宾客从四面八方集中到这里，各种请求诉讼千头万绪，内内外外，谘询禀报，堆满台阶屋子。他竟然能够眼睛看辞作讼书，手写答复信件，耳朵同时听属下的汇报，嘴里也应酬自如，而且同时进行的这四种工作互相之间又不混淆错乱，全都处置得当。
宾客辐凑，求诉百端，内外咨禀，盈阶满室；目鉴辞讼，手答笺书，耳行听受，口并酬应，不相参涉，悉皆赡举。
From all sides, all sorts of guests came here, and all sorts of requests for lawsuits were convoluted. Inside and outside, he consulted with them and reported to them, filling up all of the steps and houses. Unexpectedly, he was able to read through all of the written works and lawsuit documents, and to write replies by hand, while also listening to the reports of his subordinates, and he answered them all easily. And all four of these tasks were done at the same time, but he did not confuse them, and he handled them all appropriately.