《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
朝廷限期要他们平贼，他们就天天杀害平民百姓来报功，于是天下生灵涂炭，民不聊生了。
朝廷勒限平贼，而行间日杀良报功，生灵益涂炭。
The imperial court gave them a deadline to pacify the rebellion, so they killed civilians every day to report their merits, so the living beings in the world were wiped out and the people were in dire straits.