2. Internal and external system: All the troops are divided into two halves, half stationed in the capital and the other half guarding various places, so that the garrison in Beijing is enough to stop possible chaos in other places, and the garrison in other places is enough to stop possible internal changes in the garrison in Beijing.

In terms of the allocation of troops, the military system of the Song Dynasty followed the principle of "strong cadres and weak branches, internal and external dimensions". The most elite troops of the imperial army are stationed in the capital, and the guards are stationed everywhere. Beijing has the best army, and all towns know that they are outnumbered and dare not rebel.

This is "strength". If the capital changes, the imperial army stationed in various places can cope with the accident. In this way, "internal and external systems are irrelevant" is "internal and external dimensions".

The army in the Northern Song Dynasty was composed of the Imperial Army, Xiang Army, Xiang Army and Fan Jun, with the Imperial Army as the main body, forming an armed force system combining the central army with the local army and the regular army with the irregular army.

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Military affairs in northern song dynasty

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu and Zhao Kuangyin formulated a series of policies and guidelines in order to avoid the chaos of separatist regime and eunuch dictatorship in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

First of all, in terms of military affairs, in the second year of Stegosaurus (96 1), he released Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi and other heavily armed soldiers from their control of the army, set up the Central Imperial Army, and brought elite soldiers from all over the country under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Capital. At the same time, it is stipulated that the imperial army will no longer have a supreme commander, and all guards will be reviewed in front of the temple.

Moreover, the two divisions of the imperial army (the former division and the bodyguard "ma bu" or horse stance just look) are divided into "three lawsuits", namely, the former division, the bodyguard "ma jun" or "ma bu" or horse stance just look.

The generals in Sanya are all held by people who are junior and easy to control, and they are often transferred. Although these generals command the troops, their deployment and transfer are under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. At the same time, they also implemented the "garrison law", and the garrison location of the imperial army was adjusted every few years.

However, the general did not change with it, so that "the soldiers are impermanent and handsome, and handsome is impermanent" to prevent the army from being privately owned by the general. Since then, the military domineering situation has ended, and the Song Dynasty has completely mastered the army.

In order to strengthen centralization and prevent the general from seizing power. In March of the second year of Stegosaurus, Song Taizu cut off the important imperial post of Dujian. In July of the same year, Song Taizu released the military power of the military attache through a glass of wine, and the leadership of the imperial army was changed to the front office and the bodyguard officer, which were respectively in charge of the front office commander, the step army commander and the Ma Jun commander. However, the three commanders have no right to send troops.

In the Song Dynasty, the Privy Council was established in the central government to take charge of the military. The Privy Council is directly responsible to the emperor, and other officials are not allowed to ask. Although the Privy Council can send troops, it can't directly unify the army, which leads to the separation of the right to unify and adjust the army. At the same time, in the Song Dynasty, generals were often replaced to prevent personal forces from appearing in the army. The deployment of troops in the Song Dynasty can be described as "strong in China and weak in China" and "defending the inner space and outer space".

Baidu Encyclopedia-Northern Song Dynasty