《明史·列传·卷一百八十》
但义军并未解散，自择驻扎，连营数百里。这时大河南北发生饥荒，流民到襄、汉来就食的，每日数万人，义军多混入流民之中。克俭深以为忧，上书嗣昌说 ：襄阳自古就是重要地方。近两河饥民云集，新旧降卒杂处其间，一夫号召，立即反叛。
克俭深忧之，上书嗣昌曰： 襄阳自古要区，本朝筦钥献陵，视昔尤重。近两河饥民云集，新旧降丁逼处其间，一夫叫呼，即足致乱。
But the righteous army did not disband, they chose garrison on their own, their camps covered hundreds of li. At that time, a famine occurred in both the north and south of Henan, tens of thousands of refugees came to Xiang and Han to seek food daily, and many righteous troops mingled among the refugees. Kejian was deeply worried and wrote to Sichiang saying: "Xiangyang has always been an important place. Recently, famine refugees from the two rivers have gathered, and new and old surrenderers mixed together, and if one man called out, they would rebel immediately."