时荆部守宰多缺,(刘)弘请补选,诏许之。弘叙功铨德,随才授任,人皆服其公当。弘表皮初补襄阳大守。朝廷以初虽有功而望浅,更以弘婿前东平太守夏侯陟为襄阳大守。弘下教曰:“夫治一国者,宜以一国为心,必若亲姻然后可用,则荆州十郡,安得十女婿然后为政哉!”乃表:“陟姻亲,旧制不得相监。皮初之勋,宜见酬报。”诏听之。 When the Department of ministers to keep more than empty, (Liu) Hong please by-election, Chao Xu. Hong Symphony Quan, just given, people serve their due. Hong epidermal primary Xiangyang defensive. In the early years of the court, although there was a lot of merits and desires, the former prefect of Xiaoping County, the former Dongping prefect, was the Xiangyang Great Guard. Hong Xia taught said: “husband rule a country, should be a country for the heart, will be if the marriage is then available, the Jingzhou ten counties, Andean ten son-in-law and then!” Is the table: " The old system may not be supervising. Leather early, should see the reward.