《明史·列传·卷一百二十》
那个鲁坤、马堂、高淮、孙朝之辈，做了什么事，推举了什么人，皇上让他们拥有权力横行朝中，生杀予夺，全由他们一句话。
彼鲁坤、马堂、高淮、陈朝辈，试之何事，举之何人，乃令其衔命横行，生杀予夺，恣出其口。
Those Lu Kun, Ma Tang, Gao Huai, and Sun Chao, what have they done and who have they recommended? The emperor has allowed them to act arbitrarily in the court, while they decide who lives and who dies.