《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
宦官向他讲的事他一概不答应，有时宦官甚至还辱骂他，宗周却照原样治事，毫不妥协。
阉人言事辄不应，或相诟谇，宗周治事自如。
He didn't agree with what the eunuch told him. Sometimes the eunuch even scolded him, but Zong Zhou still governed in the same way, without compromise.