The origin of Royal Guards

The origin of Royal Guards:

Wei Jinyi was the only military and political intelligence agency in Ming Dynasty. Its predecessor was Gong Wei Department established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and later renamed the pro-army Duwei House, which was in charge of the Yi Luan Department and the emperor's ceremonial guards.

In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the pro-military Duwei House and Yiluan Department were abolished and replaced by Jinyiwei. As the military organization of the Imperial Guard, the Royal Guards' main functions are to command guards, patrol and arrest, and engage in reconnaissance, arrest and interrogation.

They also participated in the work of collecting military intelligence and resisting enemy generals, such as collecting a large number of Japanese military intelligence during the Wanli Korean War. Its leader is called the Commander of the Royal Guards, who is generally served by the Emperor's close military commander and is directly responsible to the Emperor.

Extended data:

First of all, the Royal Guards are the emperor's bodyguard, pro-army, honor guard, composed of generals, a captain, and Lux. The general was originally named Tianwu, and was renamed General Dahan in Yongle. He was chosen as the guardian of the temple.

Captain A and Lux choose men who are healthy and have no criminal record. The captain is in charge of the halogen book and umbrella cover, and Lux holds the golden drum and flag.

On weekdays, when there is no activity in the meeting, all the guards are on duty at the four gates of the imperial city, but the general Royal Guards guard outside the noon gate day and night, with a total of *** 100 people.

When the emperor was listening to the government at the royal gate of Fengtianmen, a member of the Shangguan of the Royal Guards Hall stood on the west side of the throne and was responsible for the command. 129 general security guards, 2,000 households with 400 households.

In addition, there are 500 Royal Guards guarding the gates of Singpen, Imperial Road, Jinshui Bridge and Fengtianmen Square respectively. They are arranged inside and outside the meridian gate, blowing whips and taking charge of etiquette duties.

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