Because Jin Yiwei was not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and belonged only to Emperor Wanli, if he wanted to appoint or promote someone to Jin Yiwei, he did not need to go through the cabinet. Therefore, this edict is valid, even if Zhang Juzheng wants to stop it, he cannot!
Zhang Juzheng read the imperial edict and handed it back to Liu Shouyou, saying, "Siyun, what do you think?"
Liu Shouyou had already seen Zhang Juzheng's expression just now, and naturally knew that this decree did not please Zhang Juzheng, so he immediately thought about it and said: "Actually, the decree of Long Live Lord is not a big problem! After all, the imperial court treats nobles well. As the second son of Gu Ningbo, Liu Haojia deserves to be favored by the imperial court! But Lord Long Live directly ordered him to be directly promoted to the rank of Hundred Households, and the lower officials thought there was something wrong!"
Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh! I'm afraid your Majesty doesn't think so!"
Liu Shouyou looked at Zhang Juzhengshu's open brows and knew that he had guessed what he was thinking. He immediately said with confidence: "Master Xiang, this Gu Ningbo Mansion has not made any achievements for many years, so even if Enmeng It shouldn’t be too high! After all, Baihuguan is already a high-ranking official in Jinyiwei! So I thought it would be better to just send a school captain!"
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and said: "Siyun, your idea is right! We can't open the door to the imperial court! On the one hand, it is to avoid the recurrence of Jiang Bin and Qian Ning, and on the other hand, it is also a disservice to the imperial court. Responsible! It would be too harmful to let a drunken person sit in a high position in the court! However, these noble ancestors have also contributed to the court. If you directly send a school captain, I am afraid there will be something wrong. I don’t know why you will also suffer. Character discussion!"
Liu Shouyou said with great righteousness: "Xiaguan is the commander of Jinyiwei. He is in charge of such a confidential place for Long Live Lord. Then Xiaguan must take responsibility! Jinyiwei is used by the imperial court all the time. If it is true, It's a sin to mix in some unusable people! As for material discussions, lower officials are not afraid!"
Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "Okay, Siyun is indeed very loyal! With you in charge of the Imperial Guard, His Majesty will feel very at ease!"
Liu Shouyou said modestly: "It's all due to the advice of the Prime Minister! Although I can't learn the essence, I still have to learn some superficial things!"
Zhang Juzheng laughed loudly after hearing this and said: "Okay, so since you have this kind of intention, neither Your Majesty nor the Prime Minister will treat you badly!"
Liu Shouyou said: "Then I'd like to thank you, Prime Minister!"
Zhang Juzheng then said: "Siyun, there are many noble relatives in Jinyiwei, and these people are often dandy children, so you must strictly control these people, and at the same time, you must study carefully! Those who can be tempered are the right ones. Talents that are useful to the court! If they cannot be tempered, give them a free-paying job. You must grasp this aspect!"
Liu Shouyou cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your advice. I will definitely keep it in mind!"
The two exchanged brief greetings, and neither mentioned the matter of Emperor Wanli's will. And Liu Shouyou also knew that Zhang Juzheng was very busy here, so he left neatly. When he left the duty room, he turned around and went straight to the palace to see Emperor Wanli.
Emperor Wanli was very happy when he received the news that Liu Shouyou asked for an audience. He felt that he could enter the palace after receiving the order and was still loyal to him, so he immediately met with Liu Shouyou.
Liu Shouyou saw Emperor Wanli and Empress paying homage. After he got up, Emperor Wanli said kindly, "Have Liu Qing's family received my order?"
Liu Shouyou said: "Long live my Lord, I have indeed received your order and come here!"
Emperor Wanli smiled with satisfaction. He thought that Liu Shouyou had arranged a place for Liu Haojia and came into the palace specially to talk to him, so he smiled and said, "Then where are you going to place Liu Haojia?"
Liu Shouyou smiled bitterly and said, "Long live my lord, I'm afraid Liu Haojia won't be able to make arrangements for the time being!"
Emperor Wanli was anxious when he heard this! He had promised Liu Haojia a position of 100 households, but now Liu Shouyou said that he could not accommodate him. How could this be possible! He immediately said: "Why?"
Liu Shouyou immediately bowed and said: "Long live my lord, there are no vacancies among the 100 households of Jinyiwei, and there is no place to place them!"
Emperor Wanli breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said in a calm tone: "So that's the problem! It's simple, just give him a title of 100 households, no need to have a real vacancy!"
But Liu Shouyou still said with a bitter face: "Long live my lord, this is the second thing I want to say! Jin Yiwei is a confidential place, and the errands he does are all related to the important affairs of the imperial court and the country. If there is any The presence of such a person who takes up a vacancy but does nothing will probably cause a lot of problems in Jinyiwei! After all, there are too many meritorious deeds in Jinyiwei. If people compare themselves with each other because of this matter, the people in the Weiwei will be scattered and they will be unable to do things. !”
Emperor Wanli said loudly: "Nonsense! There are so many people in Jinyiwei who are living with their salaries and waiting to die. Why can't I just arrange for a hundred households?"
Liu Shouyou bowed and said: "Long live my lord, there are indeed many Enmeng children in Jinyiwei who are still hanging around, but their ranks are all very low, and none of them has the title of Hundred Households! If this precedent is set, other meritorious deeds will be lost." Then there will be a lot of commotion, which will only hurt the hearts of those doing the work!"
What Liu Shouyou said is actually true! Many members of the honorable family receive a salary in Jinyiwei, but these people are distant relatives and they are actually working. As for those direct descendants of noble families, they don't care about the salary. Naturally, it doesn't matter whether they are high or low, and just having the title of a low-level military attache is enough.
However, Emperor Wanli wanted to let Liu Haojia serve in the future, so he naturally wanted to give him a higher starting point, so he promised the position of Baihu. But now he was rejected by Liu Shouyou, and his reasons were quite good. So he thought for a while and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Seeing that Emperor Wanli had been fooled, Liu Shou became more confident and said, "Long live Lord, this Gu Ningbo Mansion has not achieved much for many years, so it is really inappropriate to suddenly elevate one of his children to a high position!"
Emperor Wanli said loudly: "I want to promote someone, can't I?"
Liu Shouyou lowered his head and said: "It's natural for the Lord Long Live to promote someone! But I have to consider the whole Jinyiwei! So I really don't dare to obey Lord Long Live's decree!"
Emperor Wanli's face turned red with anger, and he said loudly: "Do you think you are a civil servant? You should act like them! I tell you, this matter must be handled according to my wishes!"
Liu Shouyou said: "Long Live Lord, it is indeed difficult to directly follow your wishes! However, there is no room for change, but it cannot completely satisfy Lord Long Live!"
