《明史·列传·卷一百零七》
他开始担任首辅时，正值西华门受灾，御史赵文炳抨击他，吏部郎顾宪成等人以全体辞职来驱逐赵志皋，实际目的是要激起皇帝的恼怒。
其始为首辅也，值西华门灾，御史赵文炳论之。无何，南京御史柳佐、给事中章守诚言，吏部郎顾宪成等空司而逐志皋，实激帝怒。
When he first became the First Assistant, the Xihua Gate was damaged. Censor Zhao Wenbing attacked him, and Censor Lang Gu Xiancheng and others resigned as a group to drive out Zhao Zhigao. The real purpose was to provoke the emperor's anger.