《明史·列传·卷七十一》
二年夏季，京城大水，乔新请求抚恤受灾人家，又考虑到刑法失平，奏陈律文当变更的几件事，刘吉一概加以阻拦而不实行。
二年夏，京城大水，乔新请恤被灾者家，又虑刑狱失平，条上律文当更议者数事，吉悉格不行。
In the summer of the second year, when the capital was flooded, Qiao Xin asked to provide relief to the affected families. He also considered that the criminal law was unfair and wrote a memorial to the emperor about changes to the law. Liu Ji, however, blocked it and refused to implement it.