《明史·列传·卷二十》
蓝玉败露，有人告蓝玉曾与曹震和朱寿诱使指挥庄成等图谋不轨。追论逆党，以曹震为首，连同他的儿子曹炳一同被杀。
蓝玉败，谓与震及朱寿诱指挥庄成等谋不轨，论逆党，以震为首，并其子炳诛之。
When Lan Yu was exposed, someone accused Lan Yu, Cao Zhen, and Zhu Shou of coaxing Commander Zhuang Cheng into plotting treachery. They investigated the treacherous party, with Cao Zhen as the head, and he was killed along with his son Cao Bing.