《明史·列传·卷一百七十七》
苗军作乱，杀院判耿再成，逮捕了孙炎及知府王道同、元帅朱文刚，把他们囚禁在一间空房内，强迫他们投降，孙炎等不屈，苗军统帅贺仁德以酒肉款待他们，炎边饮边骂，与道同、文刚被害，年仅四十。
彦达以荫得官，痛父，终身不仕。王祎，字子充，义乌人。
The Miao army created chaos, killing Regent Judge Geng Zaicheng and arresting Sun Yan, as well as prefect Wang Daotong and commander Zhu Wengang. They imprisoned them in an empty room, forcing them to surrender. Sun Yan and the rest refused. Miao army commander He Rende tried to treat them with wine and meat. Yan cursed at him as he drank. He and Daotong, Wengang were killed, at only forty years of age.