《明史·列传·卷一百四十八》
文灿怕自己获罪，上书说是这几位大臣相信贼兵的话，自投罗网。
文灿惧罪，奏诸臣信贼自陷。
Wencan was afraid of being convicted, so he submitted a written account saying that these ministers believed the pirates' words and threw themselves into the trap.