《梁书·列传·卷十四》
等到义师到达塞丘叠，辽渣身穿便服前来投奔，产担下韶书任命江淹为冠军将军，仍做秘书监，不久又兼任司徒左长史。
及义师至新林，淹微服来奔，高祖板为冠军将军，秘书监如故，寻兼司徒左长史。
When the righteous division arrived at Secqiudie, Liazha came to surrender in plain clothes, and Shandan's edict appointed Jiang Yan as the champion general, and he still served as the secretary supervisor. Soon after, he concurrently served as the left chief historian of Situ.