《宋史·列传·卷九十五》
麦允言是帝王的亲信近臣，没有元勋那么大的功劳，而赠以三公的官职，给予一品官待遇的仪仗队，这与诸侯佩辂马带饰相比较不是大大超过规格吗？ 夏竦被赐给谥号 文正 ，司马光说： 这个谥号是最完美的，夏竦是什么人，怎么可以配得上它呢？ 改谥 文庄 。
允言近习之臣，非有元勋大劳而赠以三公官，给一品卤簿，其视繁缨，不亦大乎。 夏竦赐谥文正，光言： 此谥之至美者，竦何人，可以当之？ 改文庄。
Mai Yuyan was a trusted confidant of the emperor, but he did not have as much accomplishments as the founding fathers, but he was granted the official position of the Three Dukes, and given the honor guard of an official of the first rank. Isn't this greatly exaggerated compared to the decoration of the feudal lords? Xia Song was granted the posthumous title of "Wen Zheng". Sima Guang said: "This posthumous title is the most perfect. What kind of person is Xia Song, how can he deserve it?" The posthumous title was changed to "Wenzhuang".