《新五代史·世家·东汉世家第十》
五年，宿卫殿直头目王隐、刘绍、趟鸾等人谋划作乱，事情败露后被杀，他们的供词牵连段常，于是罢免段常的枢密使职务，任命焉汾州刺史，绞杀了他。
五年，宿卫殿直行首王隐、刘绍、赵鸾等谋作乱，事觉被诛，其词连段常，乃罢常枢密为汾州刺史，缢杀之。
In the fifth year, Wang Yin, Liu Shao, and Tang Luan, the leaders of the palace guards, planned a rebellion. After the incident was revealed, they were killed, and their confessions implicated Duan Chang. Duan Chang was dismissed from his post as privy envoy, appointed as governor of Fen Prefecture, and was strangled to death.