《明史·列传·卷九十》
聂豹本来没有应变的才能，但大学士严嵩与聂豹是同乡，徐阶也进入了政府，所以聂豹很被皇帝倚重。
豹本无应变才，而大学士嵩与豹乡里，徐阶亦入政府，故豹甚为帝所倚。
Nie Bao originally had no talent for coping, but the university scholar Yan Song and Nie Bao were fellow countrymen, and Xu Jie also entered the government, so Nie Bao was heavily relied on by the emperor.