《明史·本纪·卷二十一》
夏四月初二，南京各道御史进言： 官衙空缺，各方面事务废堕，皇上深居宫中二十余年，未接见过大臣，天下将有失去的危险。 
夏四月丙寅，南京各道御史言： 台省空虚，诸务废堕，上深居二十余年，未尝一接见大臣，天下将有陆沈之忧。 
On the second day of the fourth month in the summer, imperial censors from various circuits in Nanjing spoke: There are vacancies in government offices, affairs in all aspects have become decadent, the emperor has lived deep in the palace for more than twenty years and has not met with ministers, and the realm is in danger of becoming lost.