Concubine selection is far behind!

The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history. During this dynasty, there is a force extremely selected, elite training to protect the Forbidden City and the safety of the emperor.

That is the inner city guard. The guards in the Forbidden City were selected only from the clans of the Eight States of Manchuria. In fact, the guards were divided into 4 basic ranks, including: First rank guard, second rank guard, third rank guard, fourth rank guard, and 3 other levels of bodyguards were recruited only from the Tong family. .

Among the bodyguards, the Ngu Tien guard and the Can Thanh Mon guard were the forces chosen by the emperor himself. These people are usually the children of noble families or have special talents to be selected. These are also the two classes of guards who received the highest treatment in the Qing Dynasty.

Meanwhile, the second dan guard, the third dan guard and the other guards were in turn responsible for security at the residences of the concubines and palace maids. At the same time, they also have the task of preventing theft, patrolling fires. Their status is relatively low and their jobs are more complicated.

The selection mechanism for imperial guards in the Qing Dynasty was very strict. In the Kangxi period, all the guards selected had to be descendants of the Eight States of Manchuria, especially those of the Upper Three Periods (including the Xiang Huangqi, Chinh Hoang Ky, and Chi Bai Ky).

The selection of the imperial guard is even considered to be much higher than that of the emperor’s concubine.

Why did the Qing Dynasty only choose bodyguards who were descendants of Bat Ky Manchuria?

The Qing Dynasty was founded by the Manchu people, headed by the Ai Xin Giac La royal family. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the emperor and the Forbidden City, the chosen bodyguards must all be the children of Manchu nobles, of noble descent, intelligent, and absolutely loyal and trustworthy. . Meanwhile, the Han people, no matter how noble they come from, can hardly be selected to be guards in the Forbidden City.

What is the selection criteria for bodyguards?

In the early Qing period, Bat Ky’s soldiers were relatively strong when fighting on horseback. Therefore, in order to be selected as a bodyguard, they must be the elite on the battlefield. In particular, to be chosen as bodyguards to protect the emperor and the royal family, these people not only had good backgrounds, but also had to have outstanding ability and many feats.

During the period between the Qing Dynasty, the reign of Yongzheng and Qianlong, the Qing Dynasty was in a period of peace and prosperity. Therefore, in order to show fair treatment to the Han and Manchu people, the emperor began to relax the criteria for selecting palace guards.

Although the bodyguards may not have the same superior martial arts skills as the martial arts masters like in the movies, they are also a very elite force, excelling in wrestling, arrows (archery) and combat. as well as having outstanding physical strength and stamina.

During the reign of the Yongzheng emperor, Han Chinese with high martial arts were recruited as guards in the palace. Later, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty also chose Han people who were capable of martial arts to serve as bodyguards.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were even more Han people who were made the Imperial Guard and the Qianqing Monarch guard.

From the inner guard to the midfield guard is indeed a huge leap in rank. Because although they all worked in the palace, the guard guard had the main task of protecting the emperor. Almost every day, the midfielder can be beside the emperor. Thus, over time, the emperor would naturally remember the names and faces of these guards. During promotions and transfers, the emperor would therefore also focus favors on those close to him.

In fact, in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there are people who used to work as midfielders and guards but were later promoted to higher positions such as Nalan Minh Chau in the Kangxi period, Fu Hang, and Hoa Than in the Qianlong period. …