《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
他徒步带着武器去到杭州，责成巡抚黄鸣骏为庄烈帝发丧，出兵讨贼。鸣骏告诫他要镇定一些，宗周勃然大怒，说： 君父死于不正常的事变，先生在地方上专门带兵，不想到枕戈待旦，泣血同悲，激励同仇，只是想借口镇定做退避的打算吗？ 
宗周徒步荷戈，诣杭州，责巡抚黄鸣骏发丧讨贼，鸣骏诫以镇静，宗周勃然曰： 君父变出非常，公专阃外，不思枕戈泣血，激励同仇，顾藉口镇静，作逊避计耶？ 
He walked with weapons to Hangzhou, ordered the governor Huang Mingjun to mourn for Zhuang Liedi, and send troops to fight against the rebels. Mingjun advised him to calm down, but Zongzhou became furious and said: "The emperor died in an abnormal incident, and the master is in charge of the troops locally. Don't you want to sleep with your clothes on and wait for dawn, weep blood and mourn together, inspire the same hatred, but just want to use calmness as an excuse to retreat? "