The picture shows three guards with knives. The big horse golden knife sitting posture is very domineering. In the Qing Dynasty, there were three types of bodyguards, namely the imperial guards, the Qianqing gate guards, and the Great Inner Guards. The common people are collectively known as the Great Inner Guard.
Some of them were princes and nobles, and some of them were the best martial artists selected from the army. This is a photo of the guards outside the Qianqing Palace during the Qing Dynasty.
As one of the most important armed forces in feudal society, the Great Inner Guard was mainly to protect the safety of the imperial palace and the imperial family. Even if they are not all highly skilled in martial arts, they are still much better than the army on average.
Among all the great internal guards of the late Qing Dynasty, Gong Baotian was most often mentioned. In the twenty-third year of Guangxu, Gong Baotian was summoned to the Forbidden City, served as the leader of the guard, and was appointed as a bodyguard with a sword, successively serving as empress dowager Cixi and the close bodyguard of the Guangxu Emperor, and was also the last general of the Qing court.
As we all know, after the death of ancient emperors, there will be a large number of funerary items, which are extremely valuable. For many people, especially the desperate grave robbers, these funerary items make them salivate. In this case, the guard of the tomb is extremely important.