《明史·列传·卷一》
弘治三年，礼部尚书耿裕上奏道 ：粤西当时正值南征之后，战火四起，饥荒成灾，百姓纷纷逃亡，加上岁月已久，人们踪迹难寻。
弘治三年，礼部尚书耿裕奏曰： 粤西当大征之后，兵燹饥荒，人民奔窜，岁月悠远，踪迹难明。
In the third year of Hongzhi, the Minister of Revenue Geng Yu reported: "The southern part of the western Guangdong, at that time, was in the middle of the Southern Expedition, full of wars, fire and starvation. People fled their hometown and after being so many years, their traces could not be found.”