《明史·志·卷六十》
这时，总管治理黄河的工部尚书杨一魁被弹劾，请求罢免，于是说： 清口应当疏通，黄河故道应当恢复，高堰不必修，石堤不必砌，减水闸坝不必用。 
是时，总河工部尚书杨一魁被论，乞罢，因言： 清口宜浚，黄河故道宜复，高堰不必修，石堤不必砌，减水闸坝不必用。 
At this time, Yang Yikui, the Minister of the Ministry of Works who was responsible for governing the Yellow River, was impeached. He pleaded to be dismissed, so said: The Qingkou should be dredged, the old Yellow River course should be restored, the high weir should not be built, the stone dam should not be built, and the floodgate dam should not be used.