《旧五代史·后汉·高祖纪上》
十二日，河东行军司马张彦威与他的文武将吏等，认为中原没有主人，高祖的威望日益隆盛，众心所归，写信劝他登上帝位，高祖谦让不答应，此后众官三次上书，诸军将吏、贵臣耆老，一个接一个地恳切陈请，才发布文告应允。
辛未，帝于太原宫受册，即皇帝位，制改晋开运四年为天福十二年。
On the 12th, Zhang Yanwei, military commissioner of Hedong, and his civil and military officials believed that the Central Plains had no master. The prestige of the High Ancestor grew and grew, with the hearts of the crowd turning toward him. They wrote and advised him to assume the throne. The High Ancestor was modest and did not agree. After that, officials submitted memorials three times. One after another, the army officers, nobles, and elders earnestly petitioned, and only then did he issue a proclamation of agreement.