《明史·列传·卷一百四十九》
庄烈帝召宣府、大同、山西的三个总兵杨国柱、王朴、虎大威入卫京师，第三次赐予象升尚方宝剑，让他指挥全国各地来增援的部队。
召宣、大、山西三总兵杨国柱、王朴、虎大威入卫，三赐象升尚方剑，督天下援兵。
Emperor Zhuanglie summoned the three generals of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, and Hu Dawei, to defend the capital, and for the third time he bestowed a Shangfang sword on Xiang Sheng, allowing him to command troops from all over the country to reinforce him.