《明史·列传·卷六十八》
司礼宦官李荣、萧敬先前被言官弹劾罢免官职，不久靠巴结又进入宫中，就专门挑言官的过失，几乎尽将言官贬出朝廷。致使士气萎靡不振。
司礼中官李荣、萧敬曩为言官劾罢，寻夤缘复入。遂摭言官过，贬窜殆尽，致士气委靡。
The eunuch in charge of ceremonies, Li Rong and Xiao Jing, had previously been impeached and dismissed from office by government officials. Soon after, they bribed their way back into the palace and specifically picked out the faults of the government officials, almost all of whom were demoted and driven out of the court. This led to a decline in morale.