《明史·列传·卷一百三十二》
周朝瑞请求在内阁大臣中推选二个通晓军事的人专门负责这事，而用职方郎一人专门管理机要事情，给事中二人专门负责来往的公文，皇帝同意了。
时辽事方棘，朝瑞请于阁臣中推通晓兵事者二人专司其事，而以职方郎一人专理机宜，给事中二人专主封驳，帝可之。
Zhou Zhaorui requested that two people familiar with military affairs be selected from the Grand Secretariat officials to be specifically responsible for this affair, and use one official from Zhipanglang to specifically be responsible for preparing military documents, two officials would be responsible for incoming and outgoing government dispatches, the Emperor agreed.