《明史·列传·卷一百九十九》
所以边疆的大臣纷纷向朝廷陈述情况，希望边疆地区保持安定，而中央的大臣一动就推诿审核上报以后再说。时间过去一年又一年，一月又一月，最终也没有决定，致使边疆地区的事情一天比一天糟。
故封疆大吏纷纷陈情，冀安边隅，而中枢之臣动诿勘报，弥年经月，卒无成画，以致疆事日坏。
For this reason, the border ministers all reported the situation to the Court one after another, hoping that the border areas would be kept stable. However, the central ministers all pushed them off as soon as they heard them, saying that they would just have to wait until the situation had been examined and reported on before they could act. Time went by year after year, month after month, but no ultimate decision was made, and the situation in the border areas only got worse.