The introduction mentions that there was a martial arts master Gong Baotian at the end of the Qing Dynasty, who served as the personal bodyguard of the imperial court at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and defended the country in the later Japanese war of aggression against China. In this article, we will focus on Gong Baotian's upbringing, his work in the imperial court, and his contributions and influence on the country.
First of all, Gong Baotian came from a poor background and had to drop out of school at the age of 13 to become an apprentice in a rice shop. Since this rice shop has been supplying rice to the prince's family for a long time, Gong Baotian often has to send rice to the palace. By chance, he met his first master, Yin Fu, in the palace, and was found to be a genius who practiced martial arts, and Yin Fu accepted him as an apprentice. Since then, Gong Baotian has studied martial arts very hard, and after five years Xi of hard work, he finally practiced a unique skill and became the second generation of Baguazhang. He was also appreciated by King Su and appointed as the head of the Forbidden City Guard.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the Qing ** faced the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and Cixi and Guangxu began to flee. As a master of Ouchi, Gong Baotian was responsible for their personal safety, and his outstanding performance was appreciated by Cixi, and he was given a Real Madrid gown that symbolized his status. However, Gong Baotian was disappointed by the corruption of the Qing ** and decided to resign and return to his hometown. He opened a martial arts school in his hometown and became an outstanding martial arts instructor, attracting many students to come and learn Xi martial arts.
Later, Zhang Zuolin heard that Gong Baotian's martial arts were strong, and specially sent someone to ask Gong Baotian to teach martial arts to the soldiers. Although Zhang Zuolin was suspicious of Gong Baotian at first, through Gong Baotian's display and performance, he was finally moved by his martial arts and became a member of Zhang Zuolin's command. As Zhang Zuolin's personal bodyguard, Gong Baotian saved Zhang Zuolin's life in many critical moments. However, Zhang Zuolin was finally killed by a Japanese bomb, and Gong Baotian profoundly realized that in the face of national danger, no matter how superb his martial arts were, he was powerless.
After that, Gong Baotian chose to leave the army, opened a martial arts school and recruited a wide range of people, he organized dozens of folk Bagua boxing clubs in various places, taught martial arts and trained a large number of Baguazhang people. In 1941, Commander Xu Shiyou made a special trip to visit Gong Baotian and invited him to the military region to open a martial arts training class. However, because he was too old to serve the country, Gong Baotian had to refuse.
On the whole, Gong Baotian was a martial arts master with superb martial arts, and he played an important role in the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese war of aggression against China. He not only performed well in the imperial court, but also used his martial arts knowledge to teach people martial arts, and cultivated a group of excellent martial arts heirs. Gong Baotian's story tells us that whether it is ancient or modern, martial arts masters should take it as their responsibility to protect justice and support the weak, so that they can truly become the heroes needed by society.
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