On this day, 125 years ago, on October 25, 1900 (September 3, 1900, the 1900 lunar calendar), the Great Sword King Wu was shot dead by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Picture: The broadsword king five famous martial arts heroes in the capital. His real name is Wang Zhengyi, also known as Zibin. His ancestral home is Cangzhou, Hebei Province, and he is Hui. Because he became a teacher of Li Fenggang and ranked fifth, he was known as the "Little Five Zi"; and because he was proficient in swordsmanship and noble in morality and righteousness, everyone respectfully called him the "Big Sword King Five". Wang Zhengyi has been a chivalrous hero all his life. He has supported reform and survived the national crisis, becoming a generation of chivalrous heroes praised by everyone. Ranked among the top ten masters of the late Qing Dynasty widely circulated among the people, it is equally famous as Yanzi Li San, Huo Yuanjia, Huang Feihong and other famous martial artists. Wang Wu was born poor, and his father died of illness when he was three years old. He had to rely on his mother for survival and began to do various chores when he was very angry. Later, he became a teacher after Xiao He, laying a solid foundation for practicing martial arts. The most famous martial artist in Cangzhou at that time was Li Fenggang with Double Blades. In order to practice higher martial arts, Wang Wu wanted to acknowledge him as his teacher, but he was rejected many times. He knelt in front of Li's door to show his sincerity. Li Fenggang was moved by his spirit and accepted him as his disciple. Wang Wu lived up to his master's expectations, and over the past few years, his efforts were no less than his master's. In order to train him into a more comprehensive talent, Li recommended him to his senior brother Liu Shilong, and they accompanied him and traveled in the Jianghu. After several years of training, Wang Wu bid farewell to his master. After ten years of Tongzhi, he first went to Tianjin and then to Beijing. He was introduced to an escort agency and became an escort master. In the third year of Guangxu, Wang Wu used his savings and the help of friends to open his own Shunyuan Escort Agency on Banbi Street (Chongwen District) in Beijing (later moved to Guang 'an Street). Shunyuan Escort Agency has a wide range of activities, from Shanhaiguan in the north to Qingjiangpu in Huaian City, Jiangsu Province in the south. He practiced his business in a standardized manner, charged reasonable fees, and had a high moral character. His business was very prosperous, and he became famous in a short period of time. Wang Wu is not only respected in his profession, but his patriotic and righteous deeds are widely praised by people. After the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, the censor An Weijun wrote a letter, vigorously stating the disadvantages of peace negotiations and demanding severe punishment of those who harmed the country. However, he was demoted by the Qing court and dismissed from his post to guard the border. Out of righteous indignation, Wang Wu resolutely assumed the responsibility of escorting An Weijun. After returning to Beijing, Wang Wu planned to open a school street in Xiangchang, called "Father Wu Yi Xue". What is more praised and widely circulated is the interaction between Wang Wu and Tan Sitong. Wang Wu was chivalrous and had a heart of heart. He called Tan Sitong's brother and taught Tan his martial arts and sword methods. The two established a profound friendship. In 1898, the Reform Movement of 1898 reached its climax. Tan Sitong responded to the imperial edict and entered Beijing. He was appointed as a fourth-grade military aircraft to participate in the reform. During this period, Wang Wu was responsible for Tan Sitong's food, clothing, housing and security work. After the failure of the reform, Tan Sitong was willing to be arrested in order to express his determination to reform and awaken the public. After learning about this, Wang Wu was anxious. He inquired for information from various sources, bribed prison officials, and also contacted martial arts activists extensively to plot to save Tan, but Tan Sitong firmly refused. On September 27, Tan Sitong, the "Six Gentlemen of 1898", was executed in Gangyi prison at Caishikou outside Xuanwumen. Wang Wu was devastated when he learned about this. In order to inherit Tan Sitong's legacy and take revenge, Wang Wu organized assassination activities many times, but failed, making Wang Wu's determination to resist the Qing court even stronger. In 1900, the Boxer Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Movement emerged in the north. Wang Wu led his troops to actively participate and fought side by side with the Boxer Rebellion, killing foreigners and attacking churches. On October 25, the Qing soldiers surrounded the Shunyuan Escort Agency. In the end, because they were outnumbered, they were shot dead by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. The heroes who were bent on protecting the country died miserably under the butcher's knife of traitors! He was 56 years old when he died. After the broadsword Wang Wu was killed, his head was hung on the city gate, and his family was unable to bury Wang Wu. After Huo Yuanjia from Tianjin heard about this, he came alone and took off and buried Wang Wu's head at night. That night, Huo Yuanjia lived in a house on the west side of the south room of Wang Wu's former residence. At that time, Wang Wu was quite prestigious in Beijing. Everyone presented two plaques,"De Rong Influence" and "Yi Zhong Jie Can", which were hung on the east and west sides of the door. Later, people in the courtyard built a house, and the plaques were removed and used as bed plates. There used to be an empty court in front of the door, with the apricot yellow flag of Yuanshun Escort Agency flying high. Now most of the place has been occupied by public toilets. It is said that Wang Wu's "Green Dragon Crescent Knife" weighing more than 100 kilograms was preserved until 1958 and was put into the steel-making furnace during the Great Leap Forward. There are many literary and artistic works telling the deeds of the Great Sword King Fifth, such as: Pingjiang Bu Xiaosheng (Xiang Kairan)"The Legend of Modern Chivalrous Heroes (The Great Sword King Fifth¡¤Huo Yuanjia)", Wang He's "The Great Sword King Fifth", and Li Ao's "Beijing Fayuan Temple". Traditional storytelling is Yu Shuhai (Yu Dexiang)'s "The Fifth Knife King". There are also many comic strips. Wang Wu's story has also been compiled into the film "The Big Knife King Five" and the TV series "The Big Knife King Five".