《明史·列传·卷一百四十七》
崇祯元年四月，被任命做兵部尚书兼右副都御史，督管蓟、辽两地军队，兼登、莱、天津的军务，上司敦促他走马上任。
崇祯元年四月，命以兵部尚书兼右副都御史，督师蓟辽、兼督登莱、天津军务，所司敦促上道。
In April of the first year of Chongzhen's reign (1628), Sun was appointed Minister of War and Right Vice Censor-in-chief, in charge of the troops in Jizhou and Liaoning and military affairs in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Tianjin. His superiors urged him to take up his post.