The Central Forbidden Army is a force that protects the palace and the capital. It is also the standing army of the feudal country. It is composed of selected warriors. They are well-equipped, well-paid, and have strong combat effectiveness. When the imperial court suppressed hostile forces and defended against external invasion, it mainly relied on this armed force in addition to recruiting Fang Zhen soldiers. The Central Forbidden Army also went out to garrison areas when necessary, and the generals of the Forbidden Army could also serve as Jiedushi. Therefore, it was not uncommon for powerful rulers to cause trouble with the Forbidden Army. In order to strengthen centralized rule, the generals of the Forbidden Army often appointed members of the royal family or close ministers to serve as direct subordinates to the emperor.

In addition to the general imperial army, the pro-military army is also another important component of the central imperial army. Ouyang Xiu said: "The country in the Five Dynasties relied on troops to rise and fall, but its military system was not worthy of praise in later generations. However, the title of bodyguard and pro-army is still very important today (Northern Song Dynasty) because of it." The original bodyguard horse infantry was set up by Liang Taizu, which was developed on the basis of Xuanwu Zhenbing. At that time, talented and capable children from wealthy families were selected to serve under the banner, known as "Tingzidu", to form a pro-army. The crossbow it is equipped with is very lethal. If one big machine is opened, all twelve small machines will fire, using a chain of large arrows. In addition, the pro-army army also has left, right, long, straight and so on.

After the founding of the Liang Dynasty, the above-mentioned pro-army forces were reorganized and expanded into the Central Forbidden Army with the above-mentioned pro-army as the backbone. In April of the first year of Kaiping (907), Liang Taizu changed the left and right Changzhi into the left and right Dragon and Tiger Army; the left and right inner guards were the left and right Yulin Army; the left and right Jianrui, Jia Ma, and Tu were the left and right Shenwu Army; and the left and right personal accompanying generals Ma Army were The left and right Longxiang troops. In September, the left and right Tianxing and left and right Guangsheng armies were newly established, with the prince still as the military envoy. In October of the following year, new left and right Shenjie armies were established. In December, the names of Left and Right Tianwu and Left and Right Longhu Army, Left and Right Tianwei and Left and Right Yulin Army, Left and Right Yingwu and Left and Right Shenwu Army were exchanged. The six armies of dragon and tiger set up by the previous dynasty were called guards. Now the six armies of Tianwu, Tianwei and Yingwu have changed their military titles but their honors remain unchanged. The Central Forbidden Army also includes left and right personal servants, left and right personal cavalry, left and right cloud cavalry, left and right control cranes, control Chen, Gong Chen and sudden formations, etc.

The organization of the Central Forbidden Army is that there are various parts, left and right wings, and each wing has a commander, who is called the commander of the capital (also known as the wing leader). The army is under the Xiang, and the military is equipped with the commander of the capital (also known as the military leader, the capital school) and the capital Yuhou. The military command system of the Central Forbidden Army was adopted from the Tang Dynasty's system of judging the six armies and their guards. The highest general of the Guards' Horse Infantry Army is the Guard's Pro-Army Horse Infantry Commander. Under him are the Deputy Capital Commander, Du Yuhou, the Horse Army Commander, and the Infantry Commander. This military system created by the Later Liang Dynasty had a great influence on later generations. .

Liang Taizu attached great importance to the guards and soldiers. He often went to the school to teach and review. He was lucky enough to control the Dragon and Tiger Army, and often led his soldiers to conquer the north and south. By the time of the last emperor of Liang Dynasty, the bodyguards and troops were far from what they used to be. The Shenwei, Longxiang, Gongchen and other armies were composed of vagrants and hawkers in the capital and were vulnerable to attack.

The Central Forbidden Army of the Later Tang Dynasty followed the Liang system. During the reign of Emperor Zhuangzong of the Tang Dynasty, "the bravest men in the army were selected as personal troops and divided into four commanders, named Cong Ma Zhi". The Central Forbidden Army is composed of the incorporated Houliang Forbidden Army, the pro-army established by Li Keyong, and the new ones appointed by Emperor Zhuangzong of the Tang Dynasty. They include Mazhi, Maqianzhi, Qianzhi, Zhangqian, Huangjia, Tielin, Baobao, Jinqiang, and Pengzhi. Sun, Shenwei, Xiongwei, Jianzhi (a long sword), Long Xiang, Controlling Crane, Silver Spear Effect Festival, Guarding Horse Army, Shen Wu, Long Wu, etc. During the reign of Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty, the commander of the Mabu capital of the guards and pro-army forces was re-established and some rectifications were made to the central imperial army. For example, in March of the third year of Changxing (932), the commanders below Shenwei, Xiongwei, and Guangjie of Wei Mansion were ordered to be changed to left and right Yulin, and forty commanders were assigned. Every ten commanders were established as an army, and each army was assigned one commander. It is divided into left and right compartments. In March of the first year of Yingshun's reign (934), Emperor Min of the Later Tang Dynasty, the commanders of the Left and Right Yulin Forty were renamed the Yanwei Left and Right Army, and the commanders of the Longwu and Shenwu Forty were changed to the Pengsheng Left and Right Army. Soon, the late Emperor of the Tang Dynasty changed the name of the Holy Horse Army to the "Zhang Sheng Left and Right Army", judged the guards of the six armies with the prince's emphasis on beauty, and enriched the imperial guards with various achievements.

Shi Jingtang served as the commander of the Ma Bu Army of the Guards of the Later Tang Dynasty and the deputy envoy of the guards of the Sixth Army. When he launched his army in Taiyuan, he had many Central Forbidden Army troops sent to guard Hedong under his command. After the Jin Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, they completely took over the central imperial army of the later Tang Dynasty, but abandoned the guards of the Sixth Army. The imperial guard army became the general name of the imperial guard army. At the beginning of Tianfu, the bodyguard department was appointed to take charge of the bodyguards and the army. The Gongchen, Weihe and Neizhi armies were merged into Xingshun, and the Fengde and Fengde armies were reorganized into the Protecting Saints and Left Arms. In Hedong and Hua, Xiang, Zhen and other prefectures, the generals of the Forbidden Army also served as Jiedushi.

The Central Forbidden Army of the Later Han Dynasty was formed by the Yuancong soldiers ("Northern Soldiers") brought by Liu Zhiyuan from Taiyuan and the Forbidden Army of the Later Jin Dynasty. Its organization and command system inherited those of the Later Jin Dynasty. The difference is that some positions in the imperial army have slightly different quotas. For example, the infantry guards have more than one commander. The Central Forbidden Army includes Zuo Yulin, Zuo Longwu, Zuo Shenwu, Xiaodi Jun, Sanjuan, Konghe, Husheng, Fengguo, Neidianzhi and Dongxiban Chengzhi, etc.

Zhou Taizu also made some reforms to the Central Forbidden Army. In April of the first year of Guangshun (951), the guard horse army was changed to Longjie's left and right army, and the infantry was changed to Hujie's left and right army. "The states were ordered to select brave men and their families from among the state soldiers to go to the capital." At the end of the next year, "the left and right (wei) guards were restored to the left and right garrison guards." A new Department of the Palace Front was established, under which were the Palace Commander, Deputy Capital Commander and Du Yuhou, who were also in charge of the Palace Banzhi. Ban Zhi was the emperor's closest retainer. The Longjie Horse Army and Hujie Infantry Army of the Guards Department, and the Iron Horse Army and Controlling Crane Infantry Army of the Palace Front Department are the four main forces of the Central Forbidden Army. In addition, there are recruitment, bow and arrow straight, crossbowman, big sword straight, in front of the palace, scattered members, left and right dragon martial arts, holding the saint, honoring the saint, Shenwu, accompanying the driver and deploying, and spreading the head in front of the palace.

During the reign of Emperor Shizong of Zhou Dynasty, a thorough rectification of the guards and troops was carried out.

In December of the second year of Xiande (955), the East-West Primary School was renamed the East-West Class. The Shu army gained from the expedition to Shu was called the Huai'en Army. In April of the fourth year of Xiande (957), the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were "divided into six armies, with thirty commanders, and were given the title Huaide Army". The newly-installed temple was inspected in front of the palace, and he was the supreme commander of the guards and troops above the commander of the palace. The commander in front of the palace is responsible for the soldiers in front of the palace and the guards on the emperor's left and right. The commander of the horse army is the commander-in-chief of the bodyguard Sima Jun. The commander of the infantry army is the commander-in-chief of the bodyguard Sima Jun. The three yamen in the Song Dynasty were established in this form. The groups in front of the hall are called the inner hall, and they are equipped with commanders, Du Yuhou, Chengzhi and left and right officers. 500 guards formed a brigade. The bodyguards were divided into left and right armies, each with its own patrol court to detain prisoners.

The Central Forbidden Army of the Ten Kingdoms is basically the same as that of the Five Dynasties, and is mostly formed based on the founder's personal army (Yabing).

The Central Forbidden Army of the former Shu was composed of Wang Jian's pro-army forces, Weixindu and Pihudu. Prince Zongyi judged the Sixth Army, opened Yonghe Mansion, and selected court officials as his staff. Later, the eunuch Tang Wen said, "Everything, no matter how big or small, depends on your hands." In October of the second year of Tongguang (the sixth year of Qiande, 924), the eunuch Wang Chengxiu asked 12,000 brave men to be selected from various armies, and placed forty troops of Longwu infantry and cavalry on the left and right, whose military supplies and equipment were better than those of other armies.

Before the establishment of Later Shu, Meng Zhixiang had 16 battalions of left and right Ya soldiers and 16,000 soldiers. After the establishment of Later Shu, many military governors led the central imperial army. In order to punish An Siqian and others for being domineering and tyrannical, Meng Chang divided the Shannan West Road Jiedu envoy Li Ting and other 10 people into the Dian Imperial Army, and divided the Wei Sheng and Kuang Sheng infantry cavalry into the left and right armies. In addition, the Central Forbidden Army also includes Ma Bu, Peng Dui Kong He and Feng Luan Su Guards.

Fujian's Central Forbidden Army was formed by Wang Shenzhi with Wang Chao's Yuancong troops as the backbone. During the reign of Emperor Hui, he also used Wang Shenzhi's Yuan Cong to set up the two capitals of Gongchen and Konghe, and killed Li Fang, the guard of the Sixth Army, who was in charge of power, and used King Jian's authority to judge the guards of the Sixth Army. When Kangzong was in power, he doubted and rejected Gongchen and Konghe. He dismissed Yan Yan from his official position and ordered his brother Ji Jiyong to judge the Sixth Army on his behalf and remove all his Wei titles. More than 2,000 warriors and guards were recruited to strengthen their defense capabilities. The soldiers in Chenweidu received generous rewards, which caused resentment in the two capitals and Kangzong was killed. After Wang Yanxi succeeded to the throne, his son Yacheng was in charge of the guards of the six armies. Soon Wang Yanxi was executed by the Forbidden Army general Lian Chongyu and others. According to historical records: Fujian's central imperial army was divided into left and right armies, which were led by military envoys. The navy of the imperial court was led by building and boat commanders.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Southern Han Dynasty, the Central Forbidden Army consisted of the Sixth Army and Twelve Guards. King Hongdu of Qin, who was in charge of the Sixth Army, recruited thousands of guardsmen who were all scoundrels from the market. Their military discipline was lax and they had no combat effectiveness. After Emperor Shang, the rulers of the Southern Han Dynasty continued to use eunuchs to serve as guards and control the imperial army. The imperial court also established a naval organization.

In May of the fourth year of Tianfu (939), Emperor Gaozu of the Later Jin Dynasty, King Ma Xifan of Chu was appointed as the general of Tiance. Ma Xifan opened the Tiance mansion and appointed officials such as lieutenant of the guard army and leading Sima, etc., and his brothers and generals were appointed to serve. . Recruiting 8,000 people from wealthy families to form the Silver Spear City, equipped with long spears and large spears, although they are extremely gorgeous, they have no combat effectiveness at all. The Central Forbidden Army consists of Yannai guards, left and right troops, and strong crossbows.

Wu Yangxingmi had thousands of soldiers, which was called Heiyundu. He had commanders and captains. He was divided into left and right teams and had left and right tooth commanders. Xu Wen started his career as the commander of the right tooth. Because King Wu Yang Wo disliked Xu Wen, he formed the Dongyuan Horse Army with his confidant general Chen Yao and others to strengthen self-defense. Xu Wen killed Chen Fan and others, and his adopted son Xu Zhigao built the Grand Marshal's Palace, changed Yacheng into a palace city, and installed eight cavalry and eight infantry armies. Xu Zhigao appointed his second son, Yanei Mabudu commander Jingqian, as the military envoy of the left and right military capitals. There is a naval force in the center of Wu, and a building and ship envoy are installed.

After Xu Zhigao succeeded Wu in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the above-mentioned armies under his command became the central imperial army of the Southern Tang Dynasty. In the fourth year of Tianfu (939), the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty appointed his eldest son Li Jing as the marshal of all the troops and horses, and judged the guards of the six armies. After Li Jing ascended the throne, he also installed a bodyguard army. The Southern Tang Dynasty also had naval forces.

When Gao Jixing arrived in Jingnan, Hou Liang had 5,000 troops as his troops, and food and clothing were provided by Liang. Gao Jixing used his son Gao Congjie as the commander of the cavalry and infantry forces and was in charge of the imperial army. Also set up a naval force.

Qian's personal army was named Wuyongdu, and in the fourth year of Zhenming (918), the last emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty, he set up a marshal's mansion with subordinate officials. Dai Yun, the commander of Nei Ya, was personally appointed by Qian Yuanguan, the king of Wuyue. Wuyue also had a navy army and a special army of clothes and brocade.