《明史·列传·卷一百三十八》
吏部尚书崔景荣坚持留用他，于是下诏挽留勉励，而以精简将官、淘汰士兵、清理粮饷三件事责令孙承宗的汇报，孙承宗正在派遣各将分别驻守锦州、大小凌河、松、杏、右屯各要害地区，开拓土地又有二百里，罢免大将王世钦、尤世禄，副将李秉诚、孙谏，裁军一万七千多人，节省开支六十八万两。
吏部尚书崔景荣持之，乃下诏勉留，而以简将、汰兵、清饷三事责承宗。奏报，承宗方遣诸将分戍锦州、大小凌河、松、杏、右屯诸要害，拓地复二百里，罢大将世钦、世禄，副将李秉诚、孙谏，汰军万七千余人，省度支六十八万。
Cui Jingrong, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, insisted on retaining him, so an imperial edict was issued to encourage him, and Sun Chengzong was ordered to report on the three matters of streamlining the military officers, eliminating the soldiers, and cleaning up the grain and pay, Sun Chengzong was sending generals to guard the key areas of Jinzhou, Dalinghe, Song, Xing, and Right Tun, and he expanded the territory by another 200 kilometers, dismissed senior generals Wang Shiqin and You Shiluo, deputy general Li Bingcheng and Sun Jian, cut the number of troops by more than 17,000, and saved 680,000 taels.