《明史·列传·卷十六》
时逢茗洋逃兵反叛，官吏都匿而不报，刘基便令长子刘琏将此事上奏，但未先通报中书省。
会茗洋逃军反，吏匿不以闻。基令长子琏奏其事，不先白中书省。
At that time, the runaway soldiers in Mingyang rebelled, and the government officials all concealed it and did not report it, therefore, Liu Ji ordered his eldest son Liu Lian to report this matter, but he did not inform the Ministry of the Secretariat first.