《明史·列传·卷一百六十七》
天麟于是奉命去经营左、右两江土司，作为勤王的预备力量。天麟的部队尚未集合，大清部队进逼南宁，永明王仓惶出逃，天麟扶病随从。
可望闻之怒，使人召至贵阳，面责数之。畏知大愤，除头上冠击可望，遂被杀。
Tianlin was then ordered to manage the Tusi of the left and right rivers as a reserve force for the emperor. Before Tianlin's troops were assembled, the Qing army advanced on Nanning, and King Yongming fled in panic. Tianlin followed suit with illness.