《北齐书·列传·卷二十一》
数次恳请，均无答复，乾感觉到灾难就要出现了，秘密地向高祖作了报告，要求赴徐州任职，朝廷也就授予他使持节、都督三徐诸军事、开府仪同三司、徐州刺史。
乾以频请不遂，知变难将起，密启高祖，求为徐州，乃除使持节、都督三徐诸军事、开府仪同三司、徐州刺史。
His repeated pleas went unanswered, and Qian Gan felt that disaster was imminent. He secretly informed Emperor Gaozu and asked to assume his post in Xuzhou. The court granted him the title of Shaochijie, Inspector of Military Affairs of Three Xus, Household Inspector with the Same Rank as the Three Offices, and Governor of Xuzhou.