《魏书·列传·卷四十七》
太和十八年，朝廷授他为使持节，都督吴、越、楚、彭城诸军事，大将军，刘昶坚决推辞，魏帝不许，又赐给他布千匹。
十八年，除使持节、都督吴越楚彭城诸军事、大将军，固辞，诏不许，又赐布千匹。
In the 18th year of Taihe, the court gave him the title of Shizhijie, and he became the military governor of Wu, Yue, Chu, and Pengcheng, and the general. Liu Chang resolutely declined, but the Wei emperor did not allow it, and he also gave him a thousand pieces of cloth.