But Miao Fenghuang disagreed with Shu Xiang. Miao contended, "The litles, salaries and fiefs(封地) the monarch gave his officials are used to evaluate the contributions! The number of chariots is regulated to distinguish, emergency, and everyday government affairs. There are specific reasons for that. However, Xianbo has disturbed the rank system, and weakened the measures for unexpected emergencies just to pursue his personal fame and integrity, this kind of behavior should not be appraised at all!"
叔向見孟獻伯雖然貴為上卿,卻只要一套車馬,便向人極力贊揚孟獻伯的節(jié)儉。
苗賁皇不同意樹向的觀點,他認為:“君主授予臣下爵位、俸祿和稱號,是用來區(qū)分功勞大小的,規(guī)定車馬的數(shù)量,是為了區(qū)別等級。國卿配給馬車,是為了便于作戰(zhàn),防備意外事件發(fā)生以及供平時政務使用,是有具體理由的。獻伯如今攪亂晉國的職官等級制度,削弱預防不測的措施,目的是為了成全自己的節(jié)操和名聲,這種行為根本不值得贊揚。