First of all, the concept of the forbidden army here is not all the troops in Beijing, but the "Shangzhi Guard", that is, the emperor's personal guard, which is different from the Jingying Army, although it still belongs to the Jingying Army in terms of establishment. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When Zhu Chong set the capital of Nanjing, the Shangzhi Guards began to be 12 guards, so it was also called "Twelve Guards", and after Chengzu seized the throne and moved the capital to Beijing, the "Beiping Three Guards" that were originally directly subordinate to him and the 7 guards to which the Yanshan Dusi belonged were also transferred in, so it became "Twenty-two Guards", and then in the 8th year of Xuande, Teng Xiang and Wu Xiang were transferred to the left and right guards, and finally became the "Twenty-six Guards". Here's an overview of the 26 guards

1, Jin Yiwei, there is no need to say this, it is too famous, please Chitose to add

2. The flag bearer guard is mainly to provide the flag bearer, the Han general, the propaganda officials, and the four gates of the palace ban, responsible for the bell and drum tower of the bell and drum tower, there are 5 places, and the flag bearer guard is located in the area of the criminal department street - now the Fuxing Gate, and then moved to the Yongfang of Dashi - now it is the day. Quiet. The west side of Menguang Square

3. Jinwu avant-garde, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in the area of Baodafang - now called Dengshikou

4. Jinwu Guard, responsible for guarding the north of the Imperial City, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in the area of Baodafang - now called Dengshikou

5. Yulin Left Guard, responsible for guarding the east of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, is located in the area of Baodafang - now called Dengshikou

6. Yulin Right Guard, responsible for guarding the west of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, is located in the area of Baodafang - now called Dengshikou

7. The military guard of the government, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, is located in Yongfang, Dashi. Quiet. The west side of Menguang Square

8. The left guard of the government army, responsible for guarding the east of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, is located in the area of Baodafang - now called Dengshikou

9. The right guard of the government army, responsible for guarding the west of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, is located in Xianyifang - now it is Bicai Hutong in Xicheng District

10. The avant-garde of the government army, this army is very special, and it is also known as the "man with a knife", that is, the emperor's personal guard, commonly known as the guard with a knife... It is located in the area of Baodafang - now called Dengshikou

11. The rear guard of the government army, responsible for guarding the north of the imperial city and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, is located in Renshoufang - now the sports group alley in Dongcheng District

12. The left guard of the tiger is responsible for guarding the east of the imperial city and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, which is located in Shiyongfang - now it is Xidan Xiaoshihu Hutong

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The following is set up by Cheng Zu:

13. Jinwu Left Guard, the "Yanshan Left Guard" in the original Beiping Three Guards, is responsible for guarding the east of the Imperial City and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, which is located in Renshoufang - now the sports group alley in Dongcheng District

14. Jinwu Right Guard, the "Yanshan Right Guard" in the original Beiping Three Guards, is responsible for guarding the west of the Imperial City and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, which is located in the area of Nanxunfang - now called Shaojiu Hutong in Dongcheng District

15. Yulin Qianwei, the "Yanshan Guard" in the original Beiping Three Guards, is responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, which is located in Dashi Yongfang - now the west side of Tian'an Menguang Square

16, Yanshan Left Guard, the original Beiping Division of Le Anwei, Hong Wunian changed to Yanshan Left Guard, and later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the east of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Fucaifang - now Xuanwu Gate Inner Security Hutong, and later moved to Anfufang - now is the area of Xisi East Street

17. Yanshan Right Guard, Jining Wei in the original Beiping Division, Hongwu Nian changed to Yanshan Right Guard, and was later promoted to a pro-army, responsible for guarding the west of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Mingyufang - now it is the area of West Sibei Ertiao

18. Yanshan avant-garde, originally belonging to the Yanshan Division, was later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Mingyufang - now it is the area of West Sibei Ertiao

19. Daxing Zuowei, the original Fei Xiongwei, was later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the north of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Faxiangfang - now it is the three non-alleys of Xinjiekou East Street

20. Jiyangwei, originally belonging to the Yanshan Division, was later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, located in Beiju Xianfang - now the Dongcheng District Artillery Bureau Hutong

21. Jeju Wei, originally belonging to the Yanshan Metropolitan Division, was later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, located in Jinchengfang - now Jinshifang Street Weaving Wei Hutong in Xicheng District

22, Tongzhou Wei, the original Yanshan Du Si Ji Anwei, later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the north of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Tongzhou Prefecture (now Beijing filigree inlay factory) south, north street east - now Tongzhou Wei Hutong

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The following is set up during the Xuande period

Tengxiang left and right guards and Wu Xiang left and right guards were originally pro-army under the supervision of the imperial horse of the inner government - originally the Mongolian and Han men who fled back from Mongolia were accepted as "warriors", and then set up 4 guards, Xuande was promoted to the pro-army in 8 years, and became the "four guards", the main responsibility is to escort the car, and the four guards are located in Jintaifang - now it is the Guowang Hutong area of Gulou Street

In addition, these 4 guards generally wear black armor and draw tiger heads, so they also became the Black Tiger Army, which was commanded by Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong at the end of the Ming Dynasty

The following is set up by Cheng Zu:

13. Jinwu Left Guard, the "Yanshan Left Guard" in the original Beiping Three Guards, is responsible for guarding the east of the Imperial City and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, which is located in Renshoufang - now the sports group alley in Dongcheng District

14. Jinwu Right Guard, the "Yanshan Right Guard" in the original Beiping Three Guards, is responsible for guarding the west of the Imperial City and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, which is located in the area of Nanxunfang - now called Shaojiu Hutong in Dongcheng District

15. Yulin Qianwei, the "Yanshan Guard" in the original Beiping Three Guards, is responsible for guarding the south of the Imperial City and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Dashi Yongfang - now it is the sky. Quiet. The west side of Menguang Square

16, Yanshan Left Guard, the original Beiping Division of Le Anwei, Hong Wunian changed to Yanshan Left Guard, and later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the east of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Fucaifang - now Xuanwu Gate Inner Security Hutong, and later moved to Anfufang - now is the area of Xisi East Street

17. Yanshan Right Guard, Jining Wei in the original Beiping Division, Hongwu Nian changed to Yanshan Right Guard, and was later promoted to a pro-army, responsible for guarding the west of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Mingyufang - now it is the area of West Sibei Ertiao

18. Yanshan avant-garde, originally belonging to the Yanshan Division, was later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Mingyufang - now it is the area of West Sibei Ertiao

19, Daxing Zuowei, the original Fei Xiongwei, later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the north of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in the Birthplace - now Xinjiekou East Street Sanbu Lao - Hu - the same area

20. Jiyangwei, originally belonging to the Yanshan Division, was later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, located in Beiju Xianfang - now the Dongcheng District Artillery Bureau Hutong

21. Jeju Wei, originally belonging to the Yanshan Metropolitan Division, was later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the south of the imperial city, located in Jinchengfang - now Jinshifang Street Weaving Wei Hutong in Xicheng District

22, Tongzhou Wei, the original Yanshan Du Si Ji Anwei, later promoted to the pro-army, responsible for guarding the north of the imperial city, and patrolling the gates of the Beijing Division, located in Tongzhou Prefecture (now Beijing filigree inlay factory) south, north street east - now Tongzhou Wei Hutong

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