《明史·列传·卷二百一十六》
三年冬天，也先派遣使者到京都向朝廷祝贺第二年的元旦，尚书王直等人又请求皇帝派使臣去回报他们。
三年冬，遣使来贺明年正旦，尚书王直等复请答使报之。
During the winter of the third year, Yesian dispatched emissaries to the capital to congratulate the court on the New Year's Day of the following year, and Shangshu Wang Zhi and others requested that the emperor send envoys to respond to them.