《梦溪笔谈》“殿门天武官”考析

A Study on the Officials of Dianmentianwu in Brush Talk from Dream Brook

沈括《梦溪笔谈》"车驾行幸"条中,有关文字校正为"殿门天武官"相对较妥。殿门天武官的职责和身份特征与北宋宽衣天武禁军基本一致,应是宽衣天武禁军之俗称。宽衣天武是北宋皇宫宿卫禁军之一,平时主要承担把守殿门的任务,出行时则作为仪仗队伍的前导,其军士具有年纪偏大、选拔时重视身材外表、军服宽大等特点。

In the ImperiaL Guards text of Brush Talk from Dream Brook written by Shenkuo,the words used to correct the officiaLs of Dianmentianwu was reLativeLy appropriate. The duties and identity of the guard forces of Kuanyitianwu and the Dianmentianwu were simiLar,and the guard forces of Kuanyitianwu were probabLy com-monLy caLLed the officiaLs of Dianmentianwu. In the Northern Song Dynasty,Kuanyitianwu was one of the guard forces for the imperiaL paLaces,but the guards were oLder,mostLy seLected by appearance characteristics, Loose uniforms,and so on.