《明史·列传·卷九十》
适逢考察官员，言官参论聂豹在平阳侵吞公家财产，大学士夏言也说聂豹的坏话，于是逮聂豹下诏狱，后被解除职务回归乡里。
大计拾遗，言官论豹在平阳乾没，大学士夏言亦恶豹，逮下诏狱，落职归。
It happened that an investigating official, an assistant censor of the Censorate, accused Nie Bao of embezzling public property in Pingyang. Grand Secretary Xia Yan also spoke out against Nie Bao, so Nie Bao was arrested and imprisoned, and later he was dismissed from office and returned home.