When watching costume dramas, most of the plot characters seen will basically have some martial arts, and even are still world-class masters. There are some emperors in historical dramas, and they will also have some fist and foot kung fu. Everyone may feel exaggerated, thinking that the emperors of ancient times were all high, and some emperors were even corrupt and hedonistic, weak and uncontrollable, how could it be possible to do martial arts?
In fact, there are really some emperors in Chinese history who are strong in martial arts and have both wisdom and courage, otherwise how can they lead the Manchu Dynasty to be a hundred officials of civil and military affairs! The following is a specific introduction to a few of the more well-known and martial emperors in history.
1. Tang Taizong Li Shimin
The most famous emperor of the Tang Dynasty should belong to Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who is a famous Emperor of the Holy Lord in Chinese history, Li Shimin was a tiger general when he was young, he began to learn martial arts from an early age, especially in riding and shooting.
When the Tang Dynasty was not yet established, Li Shimin followed his father Li Mi to fight in the Jiangshan Mountains, often leading troops to go out on expeditions, and making great achievements. It is no exaggeration to say that half of the Tang Dynasty's Rivers and Mountains were all laid down by him.
When Li Shimin was not yet emperor, once at the Battle of Hu prison pass, he personally said in front of the famous general Wei Chigong at that time: "My bow and arrow plus Wei Chigong's pair of iron whips can resist millions of male soldiers." It can be seen that Li Shimin is very confident in his martial arts.
Li Shimin not only rode and shot, according to historical records, Li Shimin's sword skills were also very accurate. The people are also very fond of this hero who is both wise and courageous, and Li Shimin is loved by the people. This also led to the crown prince Li Jiancheng, who felt that his position was threatened and began to exclude Li Shimin. Later, even the feelings between brothers developed to the point where either you die or I died, which also led to the occurrence of the famous event in history, the "Xuanwumen Incident".
It can be seen from this that Tang Taizong Li Shimin's martial arts are absolutely not low. Among them, the famous "Zhaoling Liujun" is carved with the war horse that Li Shimin once rode. Tang Taizong Li Shimin killed the enemy in the War of Resistance, in order to improve morale, he would ride a horse to rush ahead. This can also indirectly explain that Li Shimin, who is good at riding and shooting, is brave in battle, and he must be able to do martial arts, and his martial arts are not low.
2. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin
Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, was the founding emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he also won the world immediately, and he fought countless battles in his lifetime. According to the records of historical documents, including the main history and some wild history records, Zhao Kuangyin himself was born in a military family, and Zhao Kuangyin's father, Zhao Hongyin, was a fierce general, proficient in riding and shooting, and trained his son to ride and shoot from an early age.
Under the influence of his father, Zhao Kuangyin learned martial arts from his father at a very young age, determined to become a great hero. And because of his father's inheritance, Zhao Kuangyin has been strong since he was a child, and he is even more handy when learning martial arts. At a young age, he went out to wander the rivers and lakes, and he also visited famous teachers and worshiped various martial arts masters, so Zhao Kuangyin was actually very high in both knowledge and martial arts.
According to records, when Zhao Kuangyin was learning to ride and shoot as a teenager, the horse suddenly did not listen to the call, and a "bang" hit the door frame, causing Zhao Kuangyin to fall off the horse. Everyone thought that Zhao Kuangyin's head must be broken, but who knew that he stood up again, ran up and continued to chase the horse, and did not look injured at all.
When Zhao Kuangyin was a little older, he became acquainted with the general Guo Wei and served under Guo Wei's account. In the future wars, Zhao Kuangyin took the lead as a soldier, bravely won battle achievements, and became a well-known hero in the army, which can also be regarded as the completion of his childhood dream. Zhao Kuangyin showed his outstanding talents and repeatedly built up his miraculous feats, becoming an excellent general in the following monday.
Moreover, there are rumors that Zhao Kuangyin's Martial Arts are mainly focused on stick skills and boxing. Coupled with many years of experience in actual combat, he gradually developed into a set of martial arts and routines with his own unique system. The boxing skills practiced by Zhao Kuangyin were revered as "Taizu Fist", also known as "Zhao Jia Quan".
Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin, who is armed with martial arts, also created a set of stick methods, called "Teng snake stick". The "Tengsnake Stick" has a total of thirty-six stick methods, which is why it is called the founding father of the stick art by later generations. Therefore, these records can show that Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, should be the leader of martial arts among the emperors of the past.
3. Genghis Khan
"A generation of heavenly pride, Genghis Khan, only knows how to bend the bow to shoot large eagles", it can be seen that Genghis Khan must also be able to do martial arts, but also good at riding and shooting. Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, and is also a famous figure in history, Mongolia is also a nation that fights the world on horseback, so riding and shooting kung fu is certainly not to be underestimated.
For Genghis Khan, it is relatively little recorded in the history books. However, it can be understood that Genghis Khan spent his life on iron horses, swept through Europe and Asia, was invincible, led the way, and conquered more than forty tribes and countries, which shows the high level of his martial skills, thus laying the foundation for the Yuan Dynasty, the largest dynasty in history.
It can be seen that Genghis Khan had excellent military talent and superb martial arts. This is not only unique in Mongolian history, but also rare even in the history of ancient Chinese warfare. Therefore, when it comes to martial arts, Genghis Khan can definitely occupy a place.
Fourth, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was actually a rare general. Friends who have read history may know that Zhu Yuanzhang's family conditions are actually very bad. Before becoming emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang worked as a coolie, herded cattle, and begged as a monk, and worried about three meals a day. After participating in the uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang practiced martial arts day and night in order to be able to get ahead.
When confronting the enemy army, Zhu Yuanzhang was always in front, that is, this brave and fearless spirit made him quickly appreciate the leader of the Red Turban Army, Guo Zixing. Gradually from a poor and destitute commoner, then grew into a great general admired by thousands of people, and finally achieved imperial hegemony.
And these are not accidental, absolutely not by luck can be obtained, in addition to the need to have enough wisdom, in that era of war, the real knife and real gun fighting is the most important condition, Zhu Yuanzhang also practiced a super strong martial arts.
According to some historical records, at that time, the Red Turban Army could be divided into two factions, and once the leader Guo Zixing was captured by another faction, Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to rob people and successfully rescued Guo Zixing. In this way, with his own combat and leadership ability, Zhu Yuanzhang walked step by step to the tip of the pyramid, and finally became the emperor. If you don't have a certain amount of martial arts, it will be difficult to complete.
5. Summary
In fact, in addition to the above familiar emperors, there are many emperors in Chinese history who can do martial arts. Especially in the Spring and Autumn Warring States, the Three Kingdoms, and the Two Jin Dynasties, even the small emperors of that era, even the small emperors of the local separatist forces, almost all had some martial arts. And everyone can also understand that in fact, the founding emperor of each dynasty basically has some martial arts, which is usually used to strengthen the body and protect himself at key moments.
Of course, having martial arts and being strong in martial arts are two different things. If you really want to name one of the emperors with the highest martial arts among these many emperors, then it should be Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty. After all, taizu changquan, one of the "six famous fists" in the Chinese martial arts world, was created by him, which can also show that Zhao Kuangyin is indeed excellent in martial arts.