《旧五代史·后梁·太祖纪三》
二十七日，天子派御史大夫薛贻矩前来传达禅让帝位之意。薛贻矩拜见太祖，行北面朝拜人君之礼，太祖请他上堂，贻矩说 ：殿下功德普施于天下，天地人三神的意向已定。
壬寅，帝至自长芦。是日，有庆云覆于府署之上。甲辰，天子遣御史大夫薛贻矩来传禅代之意。贻矩谒帝，陈北面之礼，帝揖之升阶。贻矩曰： 殿下功德及人，三灵所卜已定。
On the 27th, the emperor sent Xue Yiju, the御史大夫大夫, to convey his intention to abdicate the throne. Xue Yiju met Taizu and performed the ceremony of worshiping the monarch from the north. Taizu invited him to the hall, and Yiju said: Your Excellency's merits are bestowed upon the world, and the intentions of the three gods of heaven, earth and man have been determined.