《明史·志·卷七十》
当时国事越来越紧急，只是利用严刑峻法来约束群臣，群臣自己补救过失都来不及，而终究不能挽救朝廷的衰乱而灭亡。
是时国事日棘，惟用重法以绳群臣，救过不暇，而卒无救于乱亡也。
At the time, the situation of the nation was increasingly urgent, but harsh laws were used to restrain officials, who were too busy trying to rectify their own wrongs to save the court from decline and destruction.