What kind of mysterious organization was the "Royal Guards" in Qing Dynasty? Why is it not as high-profile as the Royal Guards of the Ming Dynasty?

Jin Yiwei, an organization founded in the fifteenth year of Ming Hongwu, was the founder? Pro-military Dewey Building? And then what? Random thoughts? Reorganization and editing.

According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, what are the main functions of the Royal Guards? Guard, patrol and arrest them? Engaged in espionage activities such as reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and supervision. In addition, the Royal Guards are also responsible for collecting military intelligence, turning against enemy generals and other colorful military actions.

As the leaders of the Royal Guards are commanders, they are the closest confidants of the emperor, and they perform various mysterious and special tasks under the orders of the emperor. Therefore, the Royal Guards are independent of the Third Division yamen and only responsible to the emperor.

It is precisely because of this organization's high status that it has annoyed the Royal Guards, the royal family and relatives of the country, born to die. Therefore, in the next generation, the espionage activities of the Royal Guards are very rampant. The Royal Guards have the emperor Lao Zi as their patron, and they are secretly engaged in extortion and criminal activities.

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From 65438 to 0644, Manchu entered the customs and won the Central Plains. The political system of the Ming Dynasty was almost followed by the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, and Jinyiwei was copied without exception.

However, in the second year after entering the customs, the Royal Guards were quickly abolished and reorganized into Royal Guards? Yi Yiwei? The emperor shunzhi promulgated it instead? Secret folding system? .

So-called? Secret folding system? Giving the information directly to the emperor is the power given by the emperor to officials above level 4.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs will give each official with more than four products a special box. Officials can write a secret fold and lock it in the box, and then report it directly to the emperor over the superior. Only the emperor has the right to open the box for inspection.

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In this way, mutual supervision between courtiers was realized, and the emperor was not deceived by traitors.

From Shunzhi to Kangxi, the secret folding system has always been the supervision system in the early Qing Dynasty. However, with the fierce competition in Kowloon in Kangxi's later years, Yin Zhen, the seemingly undisputed prince of Yong, secretly recruited martial arts experts to train the dead to engage in intelligence investigation in order to obtain first-hand information of various political forces. This organization was founded later in history of qing dynasty? A stick? .

A stick? Its function is roughly the same as that of the Royal Guards in Ming Dynasty, but it originated from the minions of Qin Yong Palace. A stick? Not only was he responsible for spying on information, but he also accompanied Prince Yin Zhen of Yong to stick cicadas, catch dragonflies and catch fish.

It is said that when Yin Zhen was a prince, Yin Zhen, who liked quietness but was afraid of summer heat, ordered his servant to catch cicadas with a pole. A stick? This is the origin of the name "".

Yong Zhengdi

Yin Zhen succeeded in robbing classes, and after sitting on the Ninth Five-Year Plan throne, in order to consolidate his position, he rewarded those who followed him in farmland? A stick? Menke, will Yong Zhengdi keep watching? A stick? For your own heart, but? A stick? The name was so ugly that Yong Zhengdi changed it? Shangyu backup bureau? .

Compared to? Shangyu backup bureau? What is an awkward name? A stick? Common names are easier to remember, so? A stick? It became? Shangyu backup bureau? Oral expression.

What's the name of the handlebar? Sticky guards? , generally by the old man who made great contributions in those years, other ordinary members called? Stick to the pole and worship Tang? , is it? Sticky guards? , or? Stick to the pole and worship Tang? It can be seen from their names that their position level is not high, and according to historical records, their wages are relatively low.

It is worth mentioning? A stick? Although it is not a rich and fat land, it has the power to supervise hundreds of officials and arrest all suspicious people.

And then what? A stick? Is the emperor's confidant. Who will offend? A stick? People, as long as? A stick? Write a small report casually around the emperor to ensure that the sun will not be seen the next day.

So, no products and no class? A stick? On the surface, this seems to be a? Qingshui yamen? But in fact, his power is comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty Royal Guards. As long as the minister of civil affairs sees him? A stick? I'm not afraid. A stick? By virtue of their privileges, they embarked on a road of eating and getting cards, and their gray income far exceeded their actual wages.

Although? A stick? Awesome, but not as arrogant as the Royal Guards of the Ming Dynasty. The main reason lies in Yong Zhengdi's scheming and behavior. He doesn't like the unscrupulous public arrogance of ordinary servants, and he won't tolerate it? A stick? He engaged in kidnapping and extortion in the name of the emperor Lao Zi.

A stick? To Yong Zhengdi, it is just a domestic dog. At best, in the name of the emperor, he secretly did the dirty work of eradicating political enemies and cracking down on the opposition.

So? A stick? It's always been secret. In order to do things neatly, I don't know, and I stick to people? Our headquarters is located in Qin Yong Palace. Yong Zhengdi, in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, pushed King Mi of Qin Yong into the Lama Temple, which was designated as the land of Longxing, and all personnel were forbidden to approach it.

However, according to the truth, since Qin Yong Wang Mi has been upgraded to Yonghe Palace, its previous shape must be stipulated by the emperor's etiquette. However, after the upgrade, Qin Yong Wang Mi did not use yellow glazed tiles, but green glazed tiles, and everything remained unchanged.

According to Yong Zhengdi's abnormal behavior, historians all think that Yong Zhengdi is just trying to hide his eyes and ears? A stick? Staying in the palace and sneaking around.

After Yong Zhengdi's death, his successor Gan Long continued to use it? A stick? To control both capital city and the minister of supervision, until the Qianlong emperor Yulong Tian Bin, because of the big corrupt officials in Shenyang and? A stick? Involved, Jiaqing emperor hence on this grounds, will? A stick? Pack up, so far, Manchu? Royal Guards? Insist on withdrawing from the historical stage.

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Draft history of Qing dynasty