《魏书·列传·卷六十二》
从此以后，赠荫一事，渐渐变得滥而无味，平庸的人、品位微贱的官员，动不动就做上大官，这被有识之士所看不起。
自兹已后，赠终叨滥，庸人贱品，动至大官，为识者所不贵。
From then on, the granting of kindness and shade gradually became vulgar and insipid. Mediocre people, and officials of humble rank, could easily become high-ranking officials. This was despised by people of insight.