《明史·列传·卷一百七十一》
守仁征讨江西南安府桶罔时，廷仁去军中求见，拜他为师。
守仁征桶冈，诣军门谒，遂师事焉。
When Shouren went on an expedition to subdue Tongwang in the Nan'an Prefecture of Jiangxi, Tingren went to the military camp to ask for an audience and became his apprentice.