China is a country with 5,000 years of ancient culture, the world's oldest country, under such a thick cultural package, ancient China has given birth to countless human treasures, of which martial arts is one of the most characteristics of traditional Chinese culture.
There were many martial arts masters in ancient China, and a rich variety of martial arts forms have been formed in the long-term historical accumulation. As a self-defense art, martial arts are the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient people for thousands of years, and it is also one of the skills that can stand in the chaotic world. In the war-torn modern era, many martial arts have emerged to fight for the rise of China.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic, such as Huo Yuanjia, Huang Feihong, Du Xinwu and others, they all relied on their own skills to make a name for themselves in the chaotic world. Of course, the martial arts moves learned by these martial arts masters are different, and there is no absolute distinction between who is strong and who is weak.
However, under the special system of feudal society, in the imperial examination system initiated by the rulers, a master won the title of Wu Zhuangyuan, becoming the highest-ranking master among the many martial arts masters in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time, he was also the last Wu Zhuangyuan in China's five-thousand-year history.
This person's name is Zhang Sanjia.
In order to enter Zhang Sanjia's life and understand the legend of China's last Wu Zhuangyuan, we must first understand the special system of electing officials in China's feudal dynasty - the imperial examination system.
The imperial examination system was founded during the Sui and Tang dynasties, but the initial imperial examination system only selected literati, and it was only during the reign of Wu Zetian that martial arts was created during the Tang Dynasty.
And martial arts not only need to test the martial arts, but also need to carry out the literary examination, that is to say, the martial arts must be examined and examined at the same time, and any failure of any of them is considered unqualified.
The content of the essay is divided into two parts, the first part is similar to today's short answer questions, and the second part is similar to essay questions, or writing a small essay. Kaowen is far more difficult for people who are martial arts than kaowu, because many martial artists, although they learn martial arts from an early age, do not attach importance to cultural cultivation.
The content of kaowu is mainly fixed in archery, horseback riding, sword and other major categories, although there have been changes and refinements in later generations, but the most basic assessment items of these categories have not changed.
From the time Wu Zetian founded the martial arts system, from the middle of the Tang Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, hundreds of Wu Zhuangyuan were born in China, and all of them were highly skilled in martial arts. However, with the advancement of history, these people have been obliterated into a grain of dust in the long river of history.
Of these more than a hundred Wu Zhuangyuan, only the name of this Wu Zhuangyuan mentioned above is still well known to people. And the reason why he knows him is not because of how much merit he has made, but like Puyi, the last emperor, although the position is not qualified, he is famous because he is the last in history.
Zhang Sanjia was born at the end of the Qing Dynasty, only one hundred and fifty years away from today. Although his family was in the middle of the road, his ancestors were all well-known martial arts masters, so Zhang Sanjia began to learn martial arts at a young age.
Among the Zhang family at that time, Zhang Sanjia was the most talented of his peers, proficient in eighteen martial arts, sword, gun, stick and sword dance, coupled with his outstanding physical fitness, only fifteen years old was already a local famous young talent.
Zhang Sanjia's father knew that he was a promising talent, so he took him to the martial arts master Yang Guochang to continue his studies. Zhang Sanjia himself has a good foundation, practices martial arts very hard, and with the help of martial arts masters, he soon became one of the best martial arts masters.
In this year, Zhang Sanjia, who thought he had completed his studies, bid farewell to his master, participated in the martial arts held by the government, and won the first place in the township examination in one fell swoop, at this time, Zhang Sanjia was only nineteen years old.
Zhang Sanjia, who ranked first in the township examination, continued to participate in the examination. Before the test, because of his excellent physical fitness and refined martial arts, he was favored by the imperial court officials dressed in civilian clothes and directly adopted as his own person. Yi did not look at the wrong person, on top of the master's cloud of tests, Zhang Sanjia was still at ease, defeating his opponent with his own strength and successfully winning the championship.
After winning the championship, Zhang Sanjia officially became the Wu Zhuangyuan of the Qing government, the only one in his hometown and the last in Chinese history.
At that time, the emperor was afraid and uneasy in the face of the intrusion of the great powers, hoping to recruit talents and change the fate of the Qing Dynasty. When Zhang Sanjia won the championship and appeared in front of his eyes, the emperor felt that he had finally found a capable person who could change the fortunes of the country, so he personally celebrated for Zhang Sanjia to show his respect for him. The important courtiers of the imperial court saw the emperor's move and echoed it one after another, celebrating Zhang Sanjia.
After praising the officials in Beijing for three days, Zhang Sanjia returned to his hometown to celebrate and became a local hero. It is precisely because Zhang Sanjia's reputation is too big that it has attracted various heroes Hao Jie to challenge Zhang Sanjia, among them, there is huo Yuanjia, who is famous.
Huo Yuanjia in the film and television drama, as a national hero, martial arts masters, the historical Huo Yuanjia also has special skills. But he was much inferior in front of Zhang Sanjia, kicking three times in a row, but Zhang Sanjia did not move at all.
Unfortunately, Zhang Sanjia, who could have made a career, returned to his hometown and became seriously ill and died, dying at the age of twenty-two.