《明史·列传·卷五十》
 臣衷心希望陛下停罢大举用兵的建议，推荐有智谋的将帅，以有才识的大臣辅佐，酌情调遣官军，分屯金齿等要害地区，联结木帮各蛮人作为援兵，乘隙进攻，顺便进行招抚，这样贼寇自会屈服。
伏望陛下罢大举之议。推选智谋将帅，辅以才识大臣，量调官军，分屯金齿诸要害。结木邦诸蛮以为援，乘间进攻，因便抚谕，寇自可服。
I sincerely hope that your Majesty will stop the proposal to launch a large-scale military campaign, recommend generals with ingenuity, and assist with thoughtful ministers. We should appropriately dispatch officers and soldiers, and build strongholds in key areas such as Jinchang, link up with the barbarians of Mupang as reinforcements, take advantage of gaps to advance, and recruit and appease the bandits by the way. Only then, will the thieves and bandits yield.