《明史·列传·卷一百一十二》
我任职不力，只好洁身离去，使专权结党的说法最终不在现在明确，后继者又以我为戒，这又是我的大罪过。 
臣任使不效，徒洁身而去，俾专权结党之说终不明于当时，后来者且以臣为戒，又大罪也。 
I was ineffective in my position, and I could only leave with a clear conscience to ensure that the talk of having sole right to power and forming a party is not made clear at present, and that my successors will take me as a warning. This is another great crime of mine.