《明史·列传·卷四十六》
顾佐刚上任，即上奏废黜了严日岂、杨居正等二十人，把他们贬到辽东各卫为吏，还有八人被降职，三人被罢免；然后他推举可以担任御史的进士邓荣、国子生程富、在京候选的知县孔文英、教官方瑞等四十余人。
佐视事，即奏黜严暟、杨居正等二十人，谪辽东各卫为吏，降八人，罢三人；而举进士邓棨、国子生程富、谒选知县孔文英、教官方瑞等四十余人堪任御史。
As soon as Gu took office, he sent a memorial to the throne to dismiss Yan Riqi, Yang Juzheng, and 20 others and demote them to clerks in various guards of Liaodong. Eight others were demoted and three were dismissed. He then recommended more than 40 others such as the Jinshi Deng Rong, the Imperial College student Cheng Fu, the prefectural magistrate Kong Wenying who was waiting to be selected in Beijing, and the teaching officer Fang Rui who could serve as governors and inspectors.