《明史·志·卷四十五》
嘉靖、隆庆以后，宰相的儿子有开初授官便任尚宝司丞，径直转官本司的少卿，由光禄、太常之官而升任九卿职位的，又有以军功恩荫任锦衣卫的，往往不经由太学。
嘉、隆以后，宰相之子有初授即为尚宝司丞，径转本司少卿，由光禄、太常以跻九列者，又有以军功荫锦衣者，往往不由太学。
After Jiajing  and Longqing, the sons of State Ministers were often given sinecure posts in the Bureau of Imperial Treasures at the beginning, were directly transferred to the office of Junior Minister of the same department, and were promoted to the position of one of the nine ministers after taking up positions in the Guanglu or Taichang Departments. Others were granted sinecure posts in the Central Guard of the Embroidered Uniform on the strength of military service favor, and generally did not pass through the Imperial Academy.