《旧五代史·其它·世袭列传二》
当初，后唐庄宗到洛阳，钱繬贡上丰富的礼物，请求仍做吴越国王，当玉册诏令下达，有关部门详细议定，各位臣子都说： 玉简金字，只有皇上一人才能享有，钱繬是人臣，不能给他。
初，庄宗至洛阳，厚陈贡奉，求为国王，及玉册诏下，有司详议，群臣咸言： 玉简金字，惟至尊一人，钱人臣，不可。
At first, when Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang arrived in Luoyang, Qian Liu paid generous gifts and asked to remain King of Wuyue. When the edict of the jade tablet was issued, the relevant departments discussed it in detail, and all the ministers said: "Jade slips and gold characters can only be enjoyed by the emperor alone. Qian Liu is a minister and cannot be given to him."