《新五代史·列传·唐六臣传第二十三》
天佑三年，梁太祖从长芦回师，唐哀帝派薛贻矩前来慰劳，薛贻矩按臣子的礼节进见，梁太祖还礼让他上台阶，薛贻矩说： 殿下的功德延及百姓，天、地、人三灵改变选择，皇帝正要做舜、禹禅让的事，臣子我怎敢违背？ 
天祐三年，太祖自长芦还军，哀帝遣贻矩来劳，贻矩以臣礼见，太祖揖之升阶，贻矩曰： 殿下功德及人，三灵改卜，皇帝方行舜、禹之事，臣安敢违？ 
In the third year of Tianyou, Liang Taizu returned his army from Changlu, and the Tang Emperor Ai sent Xue Yiju to comfort him. Xue Yiju saw him with the etiquette of a subject, and Liang Taizu returned the courtesy of letting him climb the steps. Xue Yiju said: "Your Excellency's merits extend to the people. Heaven, Earth, and Man; all three have changed their choices. The emperor is in the process of imitating Shun and Yu, and the giving up of the throne. How dare I, your subject, disobey?"