When it comes to the Great Inner Guard, we will first think of Er Kang in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", although he is a boy who loves to show, he is also the proper chief bodyguard, the red man next to the Qianlong Emperor. From Erkang's lineage, it can also be seen that to be able to become a great internal guard must be a prominent origin, at least in the Qing Dynasty, he must be a disciple of the Eight Banners. If you want to become the personal bodyguard of the emperor, you must gain the absolute trust of the emperor, and you must also have enough excellent and superb martial arts.
The real Harem of the Qing Dynasty cannot be fully understood by ordinary people, but it may also be spied from some materials and film and television works. The status of the Great Inner Guard in the palace of the Qing Dynasty has always been not low, after all, the entire imperial palace needs the protection of the Great Inner Guard, and the emperor, the empress, the empress and many concubines all need the protection of others. In a sense, the Great Inner Guard belonged to one of the most important positions in the Imperial Palace. So their treatment, salary, and rank are not low. A well-mixed great internal guard can marry a princess, such as Er Kang in "Huan Zhuge Ge", who married Qianlong's daughter. Those who are mixed poorly can also marry a palace maid in the palace, and the Yongzheng Emperor in the "Biography of Zhen Huan" let Zhen Huan's personal maid Huanbi casually pick a bodyguard to become his husband. But Huanbi, whose heart was higher than the sky, rejected him, which showed that the bodyguard was not a low position in the eyes of the emperor.
This is just an ordinary inner guard, and if you want to become a personal bodyguard around the emperor, it is even more extraordinary. This profession is also a very mysterious profession, and it is also a profession that eats youth. They are still very young after they end their careers as guards, and not only will they not go to the grass-roots level to continue to work in security work, but they will go to their careers - becoming officials. The corrupt official and the corrupt official we know as the Great Inner Guard, and then he soared and became the most important minister of the Great Qing Dynasty, and even more rich and invincible.
It is said that the Qing Dynasty had a great internal bodyguard named Fucha Abalihan, and our later understanding of the Qing palace guards also has the credit of this bodyguard. From his name, we can also see that his origin was aristocratic, and it was the same as the first empress of the Qianlong Emperor, which was a noble surname in the Qing Dynasty.
Fucha Abalihan was once rewarded by Empress Dowager Cixi, and his momentary glory was enough to see his importance in the Great Internal System of the Qing Dynasty. After Cixi's appreciation, he could have soared and become an official in politics just like He Yan. But he was born at the wrong time, he was born in the last year of the Qing Dynasty, the turbulent era of intersecting with the Republic of China, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, even if they had unlimited scenery at that time, they finally ended up running for their own future.
Our knowledge of the Great Inner Guard is also derived from the last generation of guards, and according to him, all the Great Inner Guards are to pour their own "boy urine" on the first day of their duties. This means that the official fortune is prosperous and can be promoted step by step. And the little eunuchs would give them candy during the work, especially in the summer. Because of the extreme heat, they couldn't help but sweat. Especially when patrolling, it is basically sweaty down in a circle. At that time, bathing was the exclusive right of the masters, and they could not patrol and wash once. Since you can't take a bath, you can only fresh and fresh your breath, so give them sugar to eat.
Not to mention the treatment of the guards who specifically protected the core figures in the palace. They are paid well, and their food is also the best match. We have all heard that the emperors and empresses of the Qing Dynasty would have hundreds of dishes per meal, and they naturally could not finish eating. Therefore, these leftover meals were rewarded to the great internal guards, in fact, this is also a great grace, after all, hundreds of dishes. Those who can work hard also need to have superb martial arts and vigilance, and sometimes they also have to read the hearts of their masters. In this way, you can go further in the world of guards, and at the same time, you can get more privileges.
For example, precious ice, in addition to the masters can use, the people who can also use it are the guards. It is too rare to know that ice without the refrigerator era is too rare, and the ice is stored in a deep cellar in winter. In the summer, the guards put ice into the pig's soaked urine and hid it in their chests. Not only is it cool to relieve the heat, but after the water soaks the clothes, it will also be appreciated by the masters because of its dedication to duty, and even rise step by step, soaring yellow and soaring.
However, in the later stages of development, the business level of the Great Inner Guards has dropped significantly, and these Eight Flags disciples are more addicted to eating, drinking and having fun all day, and even eating, drinking and gambling. The sons of the nobles cultivated in this way are naturally not high, and the decline of the Guards of the Great Qing Dynasty can also be seen from the corruption and loneliness of the entire Qing government. It is also from this aspect that we can see that the demise of the Qing Dynasty is the trend of the times and the choice of the times.
But these are the talk of us ordinary people after dinner, and we dare not say how professional or correct we are about the real history. But that speaks volumes about our country today, and we have more time to talk about these enriching our own lives and entertainment.