《旧唐书·列传·卷三十九》
王方庆慢慢因年老多病，请求不参与政事，于是被授麟台监修国史。
方庆渐以老疾，乞从闲逸，乃授麟台监修国史。
As Wang Fangqing was getting old and suffered from many diseases, he requested not to participate in politics, so he was granted the title of Historian of the Imperial Library.