《明史·列传·卷一百六十八》
在他为母亲守丧期间，巡抚刘永祚向朝廷推荐他有本领，请让他放弃自己的孝心，出来担任职务。
遭母忧，巡抚刘永祚荐其贤，乞夺情任事。
During the time he kept mourning for his mother, Governor Liu Yongzuo recommended him to the court as a talented man, and asked him to stop his mourning to take post.