这一职能，他被授予宣武节度使冠军。

For this function, he was awarded the Xuanwu Jiedushi title.

北宋节度使虽经改革，权力大不如昔，但地位、待遇明显高于过去。

Although reformed, the authority of the military commissioner in the Northern Song Dynasty was inferior to the past,. But the status and the treatment were higher than before.

一般认为，藩镇节度使是军政合一的地方长官，一般是不能直接参与中枢事务的。

It is generally believed that military commissioner was the governet of the local civil and military authorities who could not deal with any affairs in the imperial government.

但地方节度使依然在捍卫边疆以及钳制监司方面，发挥出了一定的作用。

But the military commissioner outside was still displaying the function in guarding the border area and surveillancing the senior officials.

吐蕃为了对唐与周边部族作战，将其本部的军事部落联盟组织与唐代的节度使制度相结合，在唐蕃冲突地区设置了五道节度大使，专事该地区的军事、民政及对唐及周边部族的外交等事务。

In order to fight the Tang army and other tribes, the Tibetan rulers reformed the local military tribal allies in accordance with the military governor system of the Tang Dynasty.