《明史·列传·卷一百七十七》
万安县民好打官司，凡打官司的人都要祈祷神灵。宏毁其祠，对百姓说： 有我县令在，你们还祈祷谁。 
民好讼，讼辄祷于神，宏毁其祠曰： 令在，何祷也。 
The people of Wan'an County liked to go to court, and all those who went to court had to pray to the gods. Hong destroyed their temple and said to the people: I am the county magistrate. Who do you still pray to?