《明史·列传·卷六十九》
东阳等坚决反对，大臣、台谏都帮东阳说话，宦官交错索取诏书草稿，武宗坐在乾清宫门催促，东阳等始终拒绝起草所需敕令。
东阳等力持不可，大臣、台谏皆以为言。中官旁午索草敕，帝坐乾清宫门趣之，东阳等终不奉诏。
Dongyang et al. firmly opposed the plan, and both the ministers and the censorate spoke in Dongyang's favor. The eunuchs incessantly demanded the draft of the imperial edict, and Emperor Wuzong urged them from the gate of the Hall of Heavenly Purity, but Dongyang and the others refused to draft the necessary decree.