《明史·列传·卷五十四》
都指挥同知庄荣上奏贵州黎平各府靠近湖广五开各卫，非大将统领不可，就又命李震兼任镇守贵州。
都指挥同知庄荣奏贵州黎平诸府密迩湖广五开诸卫，非大将总领不可，乃复命震兼镇贵州。
Assistant to the Commissioner of Military Affairs Zhuang Rong memorialized that Guizhou's Liping prefecture and other commanderies were located near Huguang's Wokai commanderies, so they had to be led by a seasoned general. Therefore, he requested that Li Zhen be concurrently appointed governor of Guizhou.