《明史·列传·卷一百六十》
曹变蛟是曹文诏的侄子，年轻时候随从文诏出兵作战，积累军功做到游击军将。
曹变蛟，文诏从子也，幼从文诏积军功至游击。
Cao Bianjiao was Cao Wenzhao's nephew. When he was young, he followed Wenzhao to fight in wars and rose through the ranks to become a guerrilla general.