《旧五代史·后梁·列传四》
到太祖从长芦回来，再次经过魏州时，罗绍威乘机对太祖说 ：州、岐下、太原终有狂妄诡密的意图，各以复兴唐朝王室为名，大王应当自己夺取国家政权，以断绝别人的企图，上天赐与的而不要，是古人就非议的。 
及太祖回自长芦，复过魏州，绍威乘间谓太祖曰： 邠、岐、太原终有狂谲之志，各以兴复唐室为词，王宜自取神器，以绝人望。天与不取，古人所非。 
When the Taizu returned from Changle and passed through Yezhou again, Luo Shaowei took the opportunity to say to the Taizu, "The state of Qi, Taiping, and Taiyuan have always had arrogant and treacherous intentions, each in the name of restoring the Tang dynasty royal family. The great king should seize the state power himself so as to cut off the attempts of others. It is a criticism of the ancients not to accept what heaven has given."