《明史·志·卷七十一》
后来知道官场舆论不容汪直，所以对无罪下狱的文官不再加以拷打，触怒了汪直，被解职。
后知公议不容，凡文臣非罪下狱者，不复加箠楚，忤直意，黜去。
Later, he learned that Wang Zhi was not tolerated by public opinion in the officialdom. Therefore, he no longer tortured innocent civil servants who had been imprisoned. This angered Wang Zhi and he was dismissed from his position.