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The first one: Jinyiwei "Jinyiwei" was formerly known as "Gong Weisi" established by Zhu Yuanzhang, and later renamed "Pro-military Dewey House". Royal Guards are also a member of political organizations, but at the same time their status is detached, because they only serve Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that the existence of the Royal Guards is detached from the composition of the whole dynasty.
It is true that the Royal Guards are the emperor's personal bodyguards. For example, in TV series, there are always two masters who fall from the sky when the emperor is in danger. This also exists in reality, but the martial arts is not that high. Until Zhu Yuanzhang's death, this ethos not only did not decline, but was intensified by his descendants.
Dongchang
Second: Even if Dongchang doesn't know the history of the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that everyone has heard of "Dongchang" in the costume TV series. East Factory was established in the 18th year of Yongle (1420), and its name is Dongji Stone Factory (referred to as East Factory). When the Ming Emperor Judy rose to revolt, it happened that eunuch representatives supported him the most, such as Zheng He, who later went to the Western Ocean, and Yan Tao. Therefore, Emperor Yongle decided to take the eunuch group as his confidant and pulled up the team of the East Factory.
Dongchang only enjoyed the power of investigation and execution at first, but did not have the power of arrest, detention or even sentencing. But by the end of the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang's power was unprecedentedly strengthened, and it set up its own prison. I remember Dongchang's fathers-in-law had seen them before, all of whom were strong and well-trained.
Later, the East Factory grew bigger and bigger, even surpassing the Royal Guards. Because of the emperor's support, they had to intervene in everything, such as checking urgent documents and checking other positions, which made the East Factory famous at that time.
Xichang
Third: When it comes to the West Factory, its development history is a history of blood and tears of a group of fathers-in-law. In fact, the history of the West Factory is very short. It was the 13th year of Ming Xianzong Chenghua (1477). Because there have been many insider incidents among the people, Royal Guards can't solve the case. Therefore, Zhu Jianshen and Ming Xianzong began to use eunuchs around them to eliminate some unstable factors.
Most of the political struggles in the Ming Dynasty like to find a breakthrough in eunuchs. Obviously, Ming Xianzong was an emperor who inherited the fine tradition of Zhu Yuanzhang. "Only by taking history as a mirror can we know the gains and losses". After Ming Xianzong and his confidant Wang Zhi solved a crisis, it was these grandfathers who tasted the sweetness that seemed unwilling to give up at this moment.
Father-in-law knows how difficult it is to wait for an emperor to encounter political turmoil and unstable throne, so when he is about to be removed, he will give full play to his role. It even replaced some government agencies to perform many functions, and the root of all this is that these eunuchs also want an institutional place to shelter themselves.
The West Factory once grew, even out of control, and the course of the West Factory was also very difficult. From rapid expansion, it died five months later, and was later persuaded by the minister of the DPRK. Wang Zhi, the head of the West Factory, lived and died several times, but in the end, the West Factory persisted for nearly five years before it completely entered the historical stage.
New Dragon Gate Inn
Fourth: "Inner factory" also has a name called "háng", which means doing things. Few people should have heard of this secret service, but its function is infinite. During the Zhu Houzhao period of Ming Wuzong, eunuch Liu Jin regained power, because considering that many ancestors had to deal with this secret service first, Ming Wuzong naturally asked Liu Jin to turn to the secret service machine without exception.
Liu Jin asked the West Factory to do the work again, but at this time, the West Factory already had ambition and strength, because the first goal of the West Factory at this time was to overthrow the East Factory. Similar to the team competition, but this bet is on the future and life of a group of fathers-in-law.
However, the competition between east and west factories is too fierce, which affects the direct interests of Ming Wuzong. How is this feasible? As a spy chief, Liu Jin will die if one of them is not handled properly. So he immediately came up with the idea of establishing an inner factory as the headquarters of the secret service, so as to govern the secret service organizations of the Royal Guards and the East and West Factories.
Grasp the "inner factory" to avoid the scene getting out of control. This move can be said to be playing espionage to the extreme. Liu Jin was the big winner among many eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, because he controlled all the secret service agencies in a certain historical segment.
High concentration is also dangerous. Even if it doesn't cause the emperor's fear, it will attract the ministers of the DPRK, so there is no doubt that Liu Jin, who has an unstable heel, fell down. After his downfall, the West Factory and the Inner Factory drifted away with the dust of history, while only the Royal Guards and the East Factory were left in the Ming Dynasty. So we can still see the shadow of Dongchang in the martial arts movie "Xinlongmen Inn"!