《明史·列传·卷一百九十四》
赵钅遂后来在临刑时叹道： 我不能亲手杀死焦芳父子以谢天下，死有余恨！ 
鐩后临刑叹曰： 吾不能手刃焦芳父子以谢天下，死有余恨！ 
When Zhao Ye was about to be executed, he sighed and said: I cannot kill Jiao Fang and his son myself to express my apology to the world. It is such a pity that I will die with my regret. 