《明史·列传·卷一百四十一》
这时周延儒第二次为相，担心别人攻击自己，唯独惦念王应熊刚强，可以利用制服别人，极力向皇帝推荐。
时延儒再相，患言者攻己，独念应熊刚很，可藉以制之，力言于帝。
By this time, Zhou Yanru had become prime minister for the second time. He was worried that others would attack him and felt that Wang Yingxiong was tough and could be used to control others, so he strongly recommended him to the emperor.