The King of Martial Arts was one of the top ten martial arts masters of the late Qing Dynasty. He was not only strong in martial arts, but also a chivalrous patriot. He served as Tan Sitong's bodyguard and actively rescued Tan Sitong, but why didn't he rescue Tan Sitong? Later, where did these chivalrous heroes go?
Wang Wu, real name Wang Zhengyi, is from Cangzhou, Hebei. Wang Wu was born into a poor family. When he was three years old, his father died, and he had to rely on his mother to sew clothes for a living. As a result, he started working at a very young age and life was quite difficult.
However, Wang Wu has been good at martial arts since childhood. When he was young, he idolized Xiao, became a teacher, and practiced a solid foundation in martial arts.
Li Fenggang then discovered that Wang Wu was a rare wizard, so he devoted all his teachings to him. And Wang Wu also practiced hard, and soon he was able to master a skillful sword technique. A few years later, he and Li Fenggang's kung fu were inseparable and became Li Fenggang's most proud disciple.
In 1898, Wang Wu met Tan Sitong, a member of the Restoration Party. At that time, Tan Sitong had already been ordered by the Guangxu Emperor to serve as the Sipin military machine Zhang Jing and became the core personnel of the law change. Tan Sitong's idea of changing the law is largely the same as Wang Wu's wishes, which makes Wang Wu look at him with astonishment. Since then, Wang Wu consciously and voluntarily contracted Tan Sitong's food, clothing, shelter, and safe work. In addition, Tan Sitong also regarded Wang Wu as a confidant and practiced swordplay with him in his spare time. The relationship between the two is also deepening
However, because it harmed the interests of the princes and nobles, the army, and some scholars, it was vigorously obstructed by the Conservative Party headed by Cixi. Because there were no troops, changing the law became a very difficult thing, and seeing that Cixi had the intention of collecting power. In order to win the strength of the army, Tan Sitong found Yuan Shikai, the general of the Beiyang New Army, hoping that he could lead his army to surround the Summer Palace where Cixi lived, in order to completely regain military power, but unfortunately Yuan Shikai fell to Cixi. That night, Cixi imprisoned Guangxu in Yingtai. Subsequently, she used thunderous means to suppress the Restoration Party. After Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei got the news, they immediately smeared oil on the soles of their feet and slipped out of the country. However, Tan Si did not consider his personal safety, but was bent on rescuing the Guangxu Emperor, who was under house arrest. It was only because of the vicissitudes that the plan failed repeatedly.
Wang Wu knew very well that Tan Sitong would stay any longer, and that he would be more fierce and less auspicious, and advised him several times to go abroad to avoid disasters. However, Tan Sitong rejected Wang Wu's suggestion. He said that there is no bloodless change. Soon after, Tan Sitong was arrested and imprisoned. Wang repeatedly bribed prison officials and took the opportunity to rescue Tan Sitong, but Tan Sitong refused. Subsequently, six other reform ministers, Tan Sitong, were sentenced to be beheaded. On the day of the execution, Wang Wu also invited the jianghu wulin patriots to hijack the imperial court. Unfortunately, the Qing court was cunning and changed the execution site halfway through. When Wang Wu and the others had a hard time finding a place, Tan Si and the others were already righteous. After Tan Sitong's death, Wang Wu resolutely opposed the Qing Dynasty and actively participated in various activities to assassinate Qing government officials. In 1900, the Boxer Rebellion arose. Wang Wu resolutely joined the Boxers and actively participated in the anti-imperialist movement, killing foreigners everywhere and burning churches. As a result, the Eight-Power Coalition attacked Beijing in retaliation.
Due to being denounced, wang wu's Shunyuan dart bureau was surrounded by qing legions. Unfortunately, no matter how well Wang Wu's large knife was wielded, he could not resist their guns, and soon he was shot at the door. After Wang Wu's death, his head was cut off by the Qing army and hung on a high city wall to frighten the people in the city. Huo Yuanjia, who was living in Tianjin at that time, disregarded his safety and rushed from Tianjin to take advantage of the night to remove Wang Wu's head, which enabled Wang Wu to be buried in his entire body.