《明史·列传·卷一百零三》
攀附高拱的人说刘奋庸很久得不到提升，不满而讥讽，因此交相诋毁他。
而附拱者谓奋庸久不徙官，怏怏风刺，相与诋訾之。
People who were close to Gao Gong said that Liu Fen has not been promoted for too long, and he satirized them out of dissatisfaction, and therefore they slander him one after another.