The mysterious identity of the bodyguard beside Tu Hi made Huo Yuanjia "shudder"

As the person holding the highest power in the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi certainly could not avoid the plots of harm from hostile forces. Therefore, she always had to have the most talented imperial guards by her side to protect her.

In fact, the most talented imperial guards were often selected through a series of rigorous national examinations to find the most outstanding "Martial Scholars". In the Qing Dynasty examination system, while the "Literary Scholars" examination may still have unknown secrets, the "Martial Scholars" examination required real skills to win.

In particular, in the final years of the Qing Dynasty when the country was on the verge of collapse, the imperial guards repeatedly stepped in to protect the dynasty from storms. So who was the most powerful imperial guard of the Qing Dynasty? Was this the person who always stood by Empress Dowager Cixi's side? Why did even Huo Yuanjia have to bow in respect to this person?

Among the Empress Dowager Cixi's bodyguards, the one who was considered the strongest was Li Ruidong. Li Ruidong's martial arts talent was discovered mainly because of his family. As an only son, he was expected a lot from his family when he was young. As the heir to a wealthy family, he received the best education possible. So when did Li Ruidong become the Empress Dowager Cixi's imperial bodyguard?

During his childhood studies, his family noticed that Li Rui Dong's martial arts talent far surpassed his academic achievements, so his father decided to focus on developing this strength.

Ly Thuy Dong learned martial arts from two masters, Vuong Lan Dinh and Cam Dam Nhien. During the learning process, he continuously discovered the essence and advantages in the martial arts skills of the two teachers.

He flexibly combined the techniques of these two people to found a school of his own, and succeeded in creating the Li School of Tai Chi Chuan. The Li School of Tai Chi Chuan, after being actively promoted by him, made a strong contribution to the development and spread of Chinese martial arts.

When he was kept by Empress Dowager Cixi after a performance, he once rode alone to save the Empress Dowager during the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance. His great contributions in protecting Empress Dowager Cixi made him her favorite.

However, Li Ruidong felt worried when he witnessed the weak policies of the imperial court. When the people were terribly oppressed, the collapse of the imperial court seemed obvious.

Ly Thuy Dong took this opportunity to retire and return to his hometown. After retirement, he actively developed martial arts, made friends, taught students, and was determined to use the power of martial arts to improve people's health and self-defense.

When uprisings broke out everywhere and invaders threatened the country, Li Ruidong returned to his homeland and, together with several other martial arts masters, founded the Chinese Martial Arts Association, laying a solid foundation for the spread of Chinese martial arts.

During his famous period, Ly Thuy Dong was known by the nickname "Little Benefactor", often associated with figures in the martial arts world and had a very good understanding of the martial arts masters of that time.

After returning to his hometown, a young martial arts talent challenged him, that person was Huo Yuanjia. When he was just over twenty years old, Huo Yuanjia was passionately interested in martial arts. Although he was born into a martial arts family, because of his weak body since childhood, his father did not teach him the family martial arts techniques.

However, one time an outsider came to challenge the family and his brother was defeated, Huo Yuanjia used the technique he had secretly learned to defeat the challenger.

Thanks to this victory, Huo Yuanjia quickly became famous, and his father then began to teach his son the family technique. What pleased his father was that Huo Yuanjia not only learned the technique, but also made many improvements and innovations, bringing the family technique to a new level.

Once he had a bit of a reputation, Huo Yuanjia was challenged many times by other martial arts masters who wanted to prove themselves. In these martial arts competitions, his winning record made his reputation spread far and wide throughout Qingdao, and at that time, Li Ruidong's martial arts were also very famous.

With the desire to learn and exchange, Huo Yuanjia traveled thousands of miles to meet Li Ruidong. At that time, Huo Yuanjia was young and full of enthusiasm. After three powerful attacks, he still could not injure Li Ruidong. Huo Yuanjia realized that his martial arts were far inferior to Li Ruidong's, and after the fight, the two had further discussions about martial arts.

This also shows the power of Ly Thuy Dong, who is known as "The number one imperial guard".

Ly Thuy Dong devoted his life to martial arts and protecting the country. He constantly learned and innovated in the field of martial arts, contributing significantly to the prosperity of martial arts. However, it is regrettable that this martial arts master passed away due to gas poisoning while returning home for Tet, leaving many regrets for future generations.

Từ Hi Thái Hậu những năm cuối đời thích làm 3 điều, 1 điều làm kẻ hầu khiếp sợ Châu Anh14:33:56 26/09/2024Từ Hy Thái hậu là người nắm giữ quyền thống trị trong suốt nửa thế kỉ trong triều đình vào thời cuối nhà Thanh. Theo dữ liệu lịch sử, Thái hậu Từ Hi thích làm ba việc này nhất trong những năm cuối đời.