《明史·列传·卷一百九十七》
性狡谲，喜好杀人，一天不杀人便郁郁不乐，他诡称要开科取士，将士人集中到青羊宫，全部杀害，笔墨堆成丘冢。
性狡谲，嗜杀，一日不杀人，辄悒悒不乐。诡开科取士，集于青羊宫，尽杀之，笔墨成丘冢。
He was cunning and he liked killing people. If he didn't kill someone one day, he would be depressed. He pretend to open a civil examination, gathered all scholars in Qingyang Temple, and killed them all. The ink brush and papers were piled up like hills.