《明史·列传·卷二百零二》
朝廷所派的大军进入云南后，他率领众人前来投降，又跟随官军讨伐贼人有功，所以朝廷任命他和他的儿子董节分别为世袭的知府、知州。
大军入滇，率众来降，复从军讨贼有功，故与子节并有世袭知府、知州之命。
After the imperial army entered Yunnan, he led the people to surrender, and made contributions following government troops to punish the rebels, for which the imperial court appointed him and his son, Dong Jie, respectively as hereditary prefect and magistrate.