《明史·列传·卷七十》
内阁刘健等竭力劝阻，孝宗仍犹豫不决，召大夏问道 ：卿在两广，知道苗逵捣毁延绥巢穴的功劳吗？ 
内阁刘健等力谏，帝犹疑之，召问大夏曰： 卿在广，知苗逵延绥捣巢功乎？ 
Liu Jian and others in the cabinet strongly discouraged him, but Emperor Xiaozong still hesitated, and asked Da Xia: "You were in Liangguang, do you know the merits of Miao Kuai's destruction of Yansui's nest?"