《明史·列传·卷一百一十五》
尔后又说天下多有变故，是从大官至监司都有缺漏而没有补上，政事日益废弛，而且因劝谏被贬的人不下百余人，效忠的人都被永远贬斥而不任用。
已，复言天下多故，乃自大僚至监司率有缺不补，政日废弛，且建言获谴者不下百余人，效忠者皆永弃。帝不纳。
Later he also said that there were many changes in the world, there were vacancies from high officials to supervisors that were not filled, affairs were increasingly neglected, and more than 100 people were demoted or dismissed because of their advice, and loyal people were dismissed forever and not re-employed.