What is the position of the ancient guard commander now?
The official position of "Imperial Guardian" began in the Qing Taizu period, with the purpose of maintaining feudal rule and consolidating imperial power.
The positions of the imperial guards range from three to six, and the ranks and establishment of the guards under the Guard Department are: the first-class guards-also known as the "first-class guards", with 60 people; Secondary escort-Zhengsipin, 150 people; Third-class guards-positive five products, 270 people; Blue Ridge Guards-Zhengliupin, 900 people.
In addition, there are imperial guards traveling with the flag: 9 first-class imperial guards, 2 second-class imperial guards 18, and 66 third-class imperial guards. Later, the position of four-level guards was added from the five products, which was only a level of three-level guards of the imperial clan.
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The members of the Guards must be selected by the emperor himself, and they are basically selected from the aristocratic children of the Manchu and Mongolian ministers and kings. Children of the Han nationality are hardly qualified. It was not until the reign of Kangxi that the Han people were banned. The selected people are all high flyers in Wulin, but the number is limited, and they can only serve in the guard army at the gate.
Its promotion and selection are also subject to many restrictions, and it is difficult to be promoted to the ranks of first-class guards. In short, it is far from those aristocratic children who are full of Mongolia. The emperor's bodyguard is well paid and has a very prominent position. It is also a special political treatment that guards are used as the attendants of the emperor.
More importantly, the promotion and salary channels of guards are much wider than those of other personnel. It is precisely because of the special and generous treatment of the bodyguard system that it has become a shortcut for the children of aristocratic bureaucrats in the Qing Dynasty to get high officials without passing the exam.
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