There is such a scene in the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty": In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, Prince Yong Yinzhen and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang instructed Nian Qianyao to go to Jiangxia Town to arrest the prisoners Ren Boan and Liu Banu, and were ordered to confiscate the "Hundred Officials". Nian Qianyao and Yue Zhongqi led 500 men and horses to break into Jiangxia Town, but they were disguised as bandits.
When Tang Yao and Yue Zhongqi faced Ren Bo'an to untie the mask, Yue Zhongqi shouted, seeing that Nian Junmen still did not kneel, we were ordered by the thirteenth master of the Criminal Department to arrest the Qin criminal, and those who knew each other hurriedly went aside. At this time, a thousand always said that this matter should be discussed after consulting the peak. Nian Qianyao said contemptuously: A small Qianzong rule is not small!
It is mentioned here that Nian Qianyao's title is Junmen, what is going on?It turned out that at this time, Nian Qianyao had served as the governor of Sichuan, and the governor is what we usually call the military gate.
The Admiral is the abbreviation of the Admiral's military affairs chief officer, and is the highest military commander of the local green battalion soldiers. The Admiral is in charge of the military affairs of one or two local provinces, and his status is second only to the Governor and the Governor, which can be called a "quasi-feudal territory".
In the Qing Dynasty, there were roughly 12 land commanders and three waterway commanders: Fujian Naval Commander, Guangdong Naval Commander, and Yangtze River Naval Commander. In addition, the Admiral of the Nine Gates that we often hear about is generally held by Manchu ministers because of the garrison of the capital.
If you want to ask who has a higher status and greater power than the governor and the governor, in fact, the admiral is still inferior to the governor. Local governors and governors are the highest military and political officials of one province, two provinces, or even three provinces, and the highest spokesperson of a certain region. The superintendent has great power and is in charge of all aspects of the work of military administration, civil affairs, finance, and the verification of criminal names.
The admiral is only the highest military attache in a certain area, and he is a senior officer in a certain aspect, although he is a first-class military officer in rank, or even higher than the governor, but in terms of power and status, he is inferior to the governor, and he must salute when he sees the local governor.
When we watch the historical dramas of the Qing Dynasty, we will also find that when the minister reports on the affairs of local ministers, he will also follow the governor first, then the governor, and then the military gate, that is, the admiral. It can also be seen from this that the power position relationship between the three.
Therefore, it is not difficult for us to understand that in order to quell the rebellion in Jiangxia Town, Emperor Kangxi promoted Nian Qianyao from the governor of Sichuan to the governor of Sichuan and became a feudal official.