《明史·志·卷六十》
今主张疏通淮河以使陵墓安全，疏通黄河以引导淮河的人，谈论这事每人主张不相同。
今议疏淮以安陵，疏黄以导淮者，言人人殊。
"There are, however, some who think that the high embankment ought also to be burst, but I believe it to be an indispensable protection to the districts of Huai and Yang."