《明史·列传·卷二百零九》
陈诚等人前来京城复命，皇帝知道他们最终不肯归还，便说： 蛮人相互争斗，自古就有。
诚等复命，帝知其终不肯还，乃曰： 蛮夷相争，自古有之。
Chen Cheng and others came to the capital to report the situation, and the emperor knew that they would refuse to return it, so he said: The barbarians have fought with each other since ancient times.