Traveling thousands of miles, wielding sharp blades, he has fought against millions of enemies. Heroes of the rivers and lakes, enmity and hatred, vigorous skills, flowing water, one move and one style, showing the chivalrous demeanor. A mighty man, superior in force, is a true master. Where are the rivers and lakes, where are the masters?
Selection of guards in the late Qing Dynasty.
What is Ouchi Guard?They are the backbone of the armed forces that protect the palace, and they are fortunate to be close to the emperor's team. During the Qing Dynasty, most of the guards were from powerful and prominent families. However, becoming an Ouchi guard is not a simple selection of force.
In the Qing Dynasty, the guards were divided into three categories: the imperial guards, the Qianqing gate guards, and the Ouchi guards. Because of the distance between the common people and those in power, there was little understanding of these divisions of duties, so they were commonly known as "Ouchi guards". Their selection was not an easy one.
During the Qing Dynasty,"One person got the chicken dog**"It's almost a luxury that is difficult to happen on the Ouchi guards. Why is that?
Ouchi's guards have prominent status and enjoy superior treatment. This position was seen as an opportunity to get closer to the imperial power, and to win more opportunities for the family to be valued by the emperor. Therefore, Ouchi Guard is an enviable role in the eyes of everyone, not only able to highlight his status, but also has a good salary. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty, out of the protection of his own power and the favor of the children of the Eight Banners, made almost all the guards of the Ouchi are nobles with outstanding merits among the children of the Eight Banners.
Of course, in order to become a Ouchi guard, in addition to family background, martial arts are also an important factor to consider. Therefore, the selection of the Qing Dynasty's inner guards included subjects such as archery and martial arts, in order to comprehensively examine the military quality of the selector.
In the exam, Ouchi's guards first performed foot shooting, and they were required to accurately hit the bull's-eye within three arrows. This is followed by the sword exam, which requires you to demonstrate your proficiency in swordsmanship or swordsmanship in front of the public, which will undoubtedly earn you a lot of points. Finally, there is a strength test, in which participants are required to lift at least 100 pounds of stone locks and circumnavigate the field to show their extraordinary physique.
Through this series of assessments, only the children of the powerful who are innocent and have martial arts can become the inner guards. However, becoming an Ouchi guard is only a starting point. There was a precedent in the Qing court, and people like Long Keduo and He Shen all started as internal guards and eventually became high-profile court ministers. This has also become a dream achievement for many Ouchi guards. But dreams are called dreams precisely because of the difficulties involved.
The battle of Ouchi's guards.
If you want to become the right-hand man of the emperor, it is a desirable vision to grasp important power. However, to win the favor and approval of the emperor, it is not only necessary to have a unique talent and ability, but also to withstand the fierce competition that quietly unfolds between the families.
Those who became Ouchi's guards were almost all prominent figures among the children of the Eight Banners. However, of the eight flags, only the yellow, yellow, and white flags enjoy greater priority and many privileges.
Therefore, after the Qing Dynasty became the Great Internal Guard, it set off a silent competition and fierce competition between the powerful. The same position can be assigned to different geographies, which can lead to vastly different treatments. Once sent to the cold palace, unless there is a miracle in such a large internal guard, the future is worrying.
Although most of the Ouchi guards are from the royal family or the descendants of the Manchu and Mongolian royal families, in the process of "competing for the throne", there is a certain degree of unfairness in itself. Even if they passed the severe test, the weaker ones still had apprehension.
In a sense, the competition and strife of Ouchi's guards is not only a test of personal ability, but also a competition for political power between major families. Only a truly powerful family can have the confidence to compete for the position of Ouchi's bodyguard closest to the imperial power.
The imperial guards and the Qianqingmen guards are concepts put forward by Emperor Kangxi himself. These two ranks of Ouchi guards were basically personally selected by the Qing emperor, and their functions and powers were directly under the princes and ministers. In other words, the people who were able to enter the ranks of these two guards had already attracted the attention of the emperor first, and were more likely to stand out in the eyes of the emperor, and were more likely to have more opportunities to show themselves than other Ouchi guards.
Standing with his hands in his hands, the style of the grandmaster.
The original Ouchi guards were a mysterious existence, and they were often not recorded in detail by history like the emperor, and many people's deeds were drowned in the long river of time and obscure. Fortunately, in the late Qing Dynasty, although the eyes of the great powers were tightly locked on the ancient continent of China, they also brought advanced culture.
Western cameras were introduced to China, and the image of Ouchi's guards was preserved. Through the existing ancient **, we can see the heroic images of these Ouchi guards. Some of them rode horses and held swords, sitting in a majestic posture and looking solemn;Some people keep their eyes peeled and stick to their posts;Some people laugh leisurely, but they are still tall in official uniforms;Others stood with their hands in their hands, their eyes blazing.
No matter what kind of posture, the inner guards of the late Qing Dynasty always convey the demeanor of a grandmaster. The restraint and perseverance when standing with his hands down, and the ease and solemnity when riding a horse and holding a knife, all show the chivalrous demeanor of a peerless master and an independent legacy.
They guarded the Forbidden City, and in order to protect the safety of the emperor, this is the most solemn duty of the Ouchi guards. Whether it is to the monarch or the country, the Ouchi guards are dedicated to taking responsibility and do not dare to have the slightest lax attitude.
With their superb martial arts, although they may have some exaggerated light skills like flying cornices and walls, their martial arts are outstanding, far superior to ordinary people. Not everyone can master a chic and free move. It is this kind of grandmaster-like momentum that makes the Ouchi guards in the late Qing Dynasty not inferior to their might even if they take a photo with Cixi in the same frame.
At the same time, I am grateful for those old **, which allow people today to satisfy their curiosity about the Ouchi guards. Through these black and white **, people witnessed the demeanor of the masters of the guards in the late Qing Dynasty, and felt the temperament of the grandmaster in their various postures. History is like this, through some trivial deeds, we gradually piece together a complete and real world of the past.
Although some people may think that there are similarities between the Ouchi guards of the late Qing Dynasty and the modern bodyguards, in reality they cannot be compared.
From a political point of view, Ouchi Guard was an official position, and his status was much higher than that of ordinary people at the time from the beginning. In terms of protection duties, the task of the Ouchi guards was to guard the imperial palace and protect the emperor, and this importance is self-evident. In addition, Ouchi guards could be paid and rewarded handsomely, a position that was considered undoubtedly superior at the time.
Time flies, time flies, the Ouchi guards in the late Qing Dynasty have long since withdrawn from the stage of history, leaving future generations with endless feelings for their grandmaster style in addition to satisfying their own curiosity.
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