《明史·列传·卷一百九十二》
第二天，大学士李东阳出面相救，而刘瑾也稍稍听说这信是宦官写的，这才释放了诸臣。
明日，大学士李东阳申救，瑾亦微闻此书乃内臣所为，始释诸臣。
The next day, Grand Secretary Li Dongyang came to their rescue. Liu Jin had also heard that the letter had been written by a eunuch, and so released the officials.