《明史·列传·卷一百四十七》
化贞不知发生了什么事，朝栋就搀扶他出来骑马逃走，后边两个仆人徒步跟着，于是丢了广宁城，仓惶逃命。
化贞莫知所为。朝栋掖之出上马，二仆人徒步从，遂弃广宁，踉跄走，与廷弼遇大凌河。
Hua Zhen did not know what had happened. Chao Dong helped him get onto a horse to flee. Two servants followed on foot, and so they abandoned Guangning and fled in disorder.