《明史·列传·卷一百一十七》
吴中行刚刚二十岁时就中了乡试，吴性告诫他不要急于求进士，于是他没有参加会试。
中行甫冠，举乡试，性诫无躁进，遂不赴会试。
Wu Zhongxing just passed the county exam by the age of twenty. Wu Xing advised him not to rush into the Jinshi imperial exam, so he did not participate in the palace exam.