《明史·志·卷六十》
御史夏之臣则说： 海口的泥沙不能劈开，草湾河道不必疏通，腰铺新河四十里不必开通，云梯关不必开辟，祇应当赶快挖开高堰，以拯救祖陵。 
御史夏之臣则言： 海口沙不可劈，草湾河不必浚，腰铺新河四十里不必开，云梯关不必辟，惟当急开高堰，以救祖陵。 
Xia Zhichen, the historian, said: The silt at the outlet can't be cut open, the Cao Bay waterway doesn't need to be dredged, the 40-li long new river at Yaobu doesn’t need to be opened, Yuntiguan doesn't need to be developed, only the high weir should be promptly destroyed to save the ancestral tomb.