《明史·列传·卷一百七十四》
登进士后，与李梦阳、何景明交游，悔其少年时之作，改而学汉、魏、盛唐的风格，然旧习仍在，梦阳讥笑他 守而未化 。
既登第，与李梦阳、何景明游，悔其少作，改而趋汉、魏、盛唐，然故习犹在，梦阳讥其守而未化。
After passing the imperial examination, he became friends with Li Mengyang and He Jingming, and regretted writing in his youth, and changed to study the styles of the Han, Wei, and Sheng Tang dynasties, however, his old habits remained, and Mengyang laughed at him and called him "defended but not refined".