《明史·列传·卷一百四十五》
六年春天，魏忠贤的势力极为强大，把鹤鸣起用为南京工部尚书，不久因为安邦彦还没有消灭掉，鹤鸣以前平定苗贼有功，就把他改官兵部尚书，总督贵州、四川、云南、湖广、广西军务，熹宗又赐了他尚方宝剑。
六年春，魏忠贤势大炽，起鹤鸣南京工部尚书。寻以安邦彦未灭，鹤鸣先有平苗功，改兵部尚书，总督贵州、四川、云南、湖广、广西军务，赐尚方剑。
In the spring of the sixth year, Wei Zhongxian's power was extremely strong, and Heming was appointed as the Minister of Works in Nanjing. Soon after, because An Bangyan had not yet been eliminated, Heming had previously made great contributions to pacifying the Miao thieves, so he was changed to the Minister of the Ministry of War and concurrently served as the Governor of Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Huguang, and Guangxi military affairs, Xizong also gave him the Shangfang Sword.