《明史·列传·卷二百零九》
聂聪极力说胡诚实可信，皇帝便命令陈天平回国，敕令广西的左、右副将军黄中、吕毅带兵五千护送。
聪力言诚可信，帝乃冬天平还国，敕广西左、右副将军黄中、吕毅将兵五千送之。
Nie Cong firmly said that Hu was honest and trustworthy, so the emperor ordered Chen Tianping to go back to the country, and ordered Huang Zhong, the left vice general of Guangxi, and Ly I, the right vice general to take five thousand soldiers to escort him.