As the bodyguard of the emperor's military organization, the Royal Guards' main function is to command guards and patrol and arrest. In order to strengthen centralized rule, Zhu Yuanzhang specially put him in charge of the prison and gave him the power to inspect and arrest. There is a mayor whose department is engaged in reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and other activities. Its leader is called the Commander of the Royal Guard. Usually, the emperor is the commander-in-chief of the army and is directly responsible to the emperor.
In the twentieth year of Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the burning of the instruments of torture of the Royal Guards, and the prisoners were handed over to the punishments department for trial. At the same time, he ordered all internal and external prisons to be tried by the third Ministry of Justice, and the Royal Guards were abolished. Later, in order to consolidate her rule, Judy restored the Royal Guards, and Beizhen was in charge of the imperial edict. In the Ming Dynasty, Royal Guards always existed.
The Royal Guard is directly subordinate to the emperor and can arrest anyone, including members of the royal family, for trial behind closed doors. They are also involved in collecting military intelligence and plotting against enemy generals. For example, during the Wanli Korean War, a large amount of Japanese military intelligence was collected, which lasted until 166 1. Jin Yiwei, the commander of Li Yong in Nanming, persuaded Ma Jixiang and his guardian Ren Zi that it was difficult to curse the water and was killed. It can be said that the 290-year history is officially over.
1. honor guard
First of all, the Royal Guard is the bodyguard and honor guard of the American imperialists, which consists of generals, commanders and lux. General: His name is Tian Wu. During Yongle period, he was changed to General Dahan. Those noble and brave people were chosen as the guards of the palace. The captain and Lux chose folk men who were healthy and had no criminal record as guards. The captain is in charge of the halogen book and umbrella cover, and Lux holds the golden drum and flag.
When there are no court activities on weekdays, except for the general security guards outside the main entrance of Miyagi, all the pro-health forces are on duty at the Fourth Gate of the Imperial City, with a total of 100 people. It can be seen that the status of security guards is high.
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 beside Zhou Sinong on the west side of the throne and was responsible for conveying the imperial edict.
One hundred and twenty-nine ordinary security guards, two in 1,000 households and four in 100 households, guard the gates of Danzhi, Yudao, Jinshui Bridge and Fengtianmen Square respectively. In addition, there are 500 guards, arranged inside and outside the meridian gate, responsible for flogging and etiquette duties.
Every year, the Royal Guards, together with other pro-armies, take the responsibility of guarding and etiquette at the three major conferences of Zheng Dan, Winter Solstice and Longevity Festival. There are more than 4,000 ceremonial teams, including 1.500 Royal Guards. During the court meeting, the closest to the emperor is the Royal Guards, who are at your disposal at any time.
Whenever the emperor leaves the palace for a sacrifice or parade, the Royal Guards will follow him before driving. Some of them are responsible for patrolling along the way, some are responsible for spreading news between Lu 'an and Beijing, and some ride beside coachmen to spread the ups and downs of royal chariots.
Because of its function as a guard of honor, the Royal Guards' clothing is extremely gorgeous. The official uniform worn by a captain follows the style of formal dress in Yuan Dynasty, which is called Goose Hat Brocade in Chang 'an Hakka dialect, that is, hats decorated with goose feathers and brightly colored clothes.
Whenever the emperor offered sacrifices or parades, the captain of the Royal Guards, as an attendant, would wear a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife on his waist. Flight suit is the most
There are five health centers in southern and northern towns of Foces. Their commanders are called Qianhu, Baihu, Jiangjunqi and Xiaoqi, and ordinary sergeants are called a captain and Lux.
Zhang Ting wants to drag the minister who offended the emperor out of the meridian gate and beat him up. A Royal Guards captain is responsible for the execution, and a etiquette supervisor eunuch is responsible for the execution. The punished officials were stripped of their official clothes, tied with straw ropes and lying on the ground. They were beaten with 80 sticks, and every five sticks were replaced by an execution captain, a *** 16 person.
The captain of the execution takes the expression and movements of eunuchs as the basis of the weight of the staff: eunuchs sentenced to death can still live if their feet are open; If the eunuch's toes are close together, the tortured person will be killed by a stick. In the Ming Dynasty, more than 500 court staff were carried out and more than 50 ministers were killed by the staff.
As the emperor's personal bodyguard, in order to ensure the emperor's safety in the United States, security personnel must take preventive measures, so they always send people to monitor acts and remarks that may threaten the imperial power and endanger the court, and arrest and interrogate suspects. Their tasks were chartered by the emperor and gradually evolved into the functions of military agents.
The Royal Guards School, which is responsible for reconnaissance and arrest, is called Yiqi. Due to the lack of power, they accused Luo Zhi of seeking credit and remuneration and expanding the scope of the case by hook or by crook, resulting in numerous unjust, false and wrong cases.
During the Hongwu period, due to Wei Jinyi's illegal abuse of prisoners, Zhu Yuanzhang burned Wei Jinyi's instruments of torture and abolished its functions.
After Ming Taizu Judy ascended the throne, she restored all the powers of the Royal Guards and strengthened their strength. He set up the Northern Town House, which was in charge of the Imperial Prison and could directly arrest and torture prisoners. Judicial organs such as the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and Duchayuan have no right to ask questions.
During the Chenghua period of Ming Xianzong, the seal of Beizhen Ambassador was added, and all prisons were dedicated to the emperor without orders, making the judicial power of Beizhen Ambassador, Royal Guards and the judiciary directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor, and the power reached the extreme.