《明史·列传·卷一百零一》
曾把五色芝麻授予严嵩，让他炼药，称徐阶是政治根本的关节，不能做相。
尝以五色芝授嵩，使练药，谓阶政本所关，不以相及。
Gave Wuse sesame to Yan Song, and asked him to refine the medicine, and claimed that Xu Jie was an important figure in politics, and should not be made a minister.