《新唐书·列传·卷五十四》
李林甫拿到了严挺之的这一 请求 ，就对皇帝说严挺之年纪大了，有病，可以给他一个闲官，让他就医养病。
林甫已得奏，即言挺之春秋高，有疾，幸闲官得自养。
When Li Linfu took this request from Yan Tingzhi to the emperor, he said to the emperor that Yan Tingzhi was old and ill, and that he could be given a leisurely official post so that he could see a doctor and recover from his illness.