《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪五十一》
德宗派遣中使第五守进来到汴州，他才将抚慰的诏旨宣布完毕，便有十多个军士大声喊道： 兵马使辛勤劳苦，但没有奖赏。刘沐是什么人物，竟让他担任行军司马！ 
上遣中使第五守进至汴州，宣慰始毕，军士十馀人呼曰： 兵马使勤劳无赏，刘沐何人，为行军司马！ 
Emperor Dezong dispatched the imperial envoy Wu Shoujin to Bianzhou. As soon as he finished announcing the imperial decree of appeasement, more than ten soldiers shouted out loud: The military commander has worked hard but not been rewarded. Liu Mu is nothing, but he has been made Sima of the marching army!