《明史·列传·卷二十九》
待到夹河兵败时，又解除他们两人的官职以求罢兵，燕王却说 ：这是缓兵之计。 
及夹河之败，复解二人官求罢兵，燕王曰： 此缓我也。 
When the troops were defeated at the Jiahe River, he removed the pair from office in order to seek the cessation of hostilities, but the Prince of Yan said: “This is a delaying tactic.”