《明史·列传·卷六十七》
五年，起用任为南京太常卿，第二年又被起用任为南京礼部右侍郎，他都极力推辞不去任职。
五年起南京太常卿，明年又起为南京礼部右侍郎，皆力辞不就。
In his fifth year, he was assigned to serve as a senior official of ritual in Nanjing. The following year, he was offered the position of deputy minister of rites in Nanjing, but he declined both of these positions.