Northern Song Imperial Guard Reorganization

Timeline

1. 1005Three Commands of Bianjing · HenanEmperor Zhenzong ordered the Palace Command and the Commanderies of the Guards to select imperial guard troops, promoting the strong from the lower army to the upper army and discharging the old and weak in autumn and winter, to reduce redundant troops and retain the elite; the Privy Council was ordered to supervise implementation.
2. 1005Hebei border · HebeiThe wartime field camp designation was abolished, and Hebei imperial guards were placed under various area commanders; the rotation term along the borders of Sichuan, the Gorges, and northern Hedong was shortened from three years to two years, to meet the new post-treaty border situation.