《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
无论审判大案，还是讨论大事，或者是阅读圣旨，他都要退后几步，拱手站立很久才敢进行。
或讯大狱，会大议，对明旨，必却坐拱立移时。
Whether hearing a big case or discussing a big matter, or reading an imperial edict, he would step back a few steps, clasp his hands and stand for a long time before doing so.