《明史·列传·卷二百零八》
李王柔向明朝廷上疏替自己辩解，皇帝又敕谕他说： 宣德、正统年间，因你们王国与他们之间互相侵略和掠夺，朝廷敕谕你们解怨息兵，当初就让你们王国不要与他们有往来，不要给他们奖赏和授予他们任何官职。
瑈疏辨，复谕曰： 宣德、正统年间，以王国与彼互相侵掠，敕解怨息兵，初不令交通给赏授官也。
King Li of Joseon presented a memorial to the Ming court to defend himself, and the emperor then ordered him to say: “In the years of Xuande and Zhengtong, because your kingdom invaded and plundered each other, the court ordered you to make peace, and your kingdom was not allowed to contact them, reward them or grant them any official positions.