Li Ming saw that the ministers of the imperial court, Zaifeng, and other main battle factions forged the holy decree of the eleven countries to Cixi, and the holy decree demanded that the imperial throne be returned to Guangxu, Cixi was angry like a great power declaring war, Li Ming was relieved when he received the wire report, and Cixi Lafayette of the Taihe Hall in the capital said to Li Lianying that this foreigner is not a thing, and it will harm my Qing Dynasty and let me abdicate, at this time I dreamed, Li Lianying said Lafayette, I heard that the Boxers were invulnerable and the number of people was hundreds of thousands and they were stationed near Xu Zhuangzi in Jinmen, so since the Boxers did not enter the palace, let them enter Beijing to guard, The more foreigners you kill, the more money you give, Bao Daguan does, Li Lianying sent someone to Zhang Decheng, the senior brother of the Boxer Tunjinmen, and said that Lafayette has a reward, as long as he goes to the capital to guard, the more foreigners he kills, the more rewards, Zhang Decheng claims to be the first regiment in the world of the Boxers, and he actually said that drinking floating water, that is, burning paper water, can resist the machine guns and cannons of foreigners, invulnerable, such superstitious and ignorant people, no wonder the Boxers will perish, God bless ridiculous, is it true?

At this time more than a hundred years ago, the entire northern part of China was in a state of madness, there were boxing circles in every village, every family practiced divine boxing, and the streets and alleys of Beijing and Tianjin were full of boxers with red cloth buns and big knives, and even small-footed women practiced

"Red light shines" and

"Black light" (red light is said to be practiced by young girls, while black light is practiced by adult women), like men.

The thing that everyone is most enthusiastic about is burning churches and killing parishioners and foreign priests, and for a while, the streets and alleys are full of the smell of blood.

At that time, the Boxers were the most majestic people in the world, they could walk sideways, and when they met the red and blue tops the size of the imperial court, they were told to get off the horse and stand in the sedan chair, looking unpleasant, and they went to the altar as soon as they pulled it away, and burned the three incense sticks, if the yellow table did not rise, then this person's head might have to fall off.

In addition to some political and social factors, the most important thing in the Boxers was their claim

The magic of "invulnerability". If it weren't for the belief in divine arts, the central government (the Queen Mother of the West) would not have supported it, and the people would not have followed suit.

The magic of "invulnerability" is the main advertisement of the Boxers. This kind of magic, which modern science does not support, has

The suspicion of "feudal superstition" is that they have nothing to do in front of the guns of foreigners, and third, they also affect the positive image of the Boxers, so in the various research works since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this kind of ubiquitous magic in the actual Boxers has been avoided.

Or a brush-off, or even a single word, historiography

The traditional function of "hiding for the sage" is vividly exerted here. Boxer's

What exactly is "invulnerability" all about? In fact, it has existed in ancient China

"Folk magic" can be seen from time to time in the official archives of the suppression of rebels in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the Boxers did use it

"Carry it forward". It is impossible to reproduce the original state of history, but fortunately, only more than 100 years have passed, and the materials of that time are still there, and many memories of the parties have remained.

It is not difficult to discuss this issue now, and when it is analyzed, the Boxers at that time

In fact, there are at least four situations of "invulnerability". The first is the performative effect of hard qigong. There is indeed a name in Chinese martial arts

The kung fu of "iron cloth shirt" (such as concurrently learning Tongzi Gong, also known as the golden bell jar or golden bell buckle), this kind of kung fu is very difficult to practice, and it has to go through countless falls and grinding every day, such as falling from the bar to the sand pit, beating all over the body with a pole and a hammer, and soaking in a special potion, with luck to breathe, and even sleeping at night on a hard wooden bed, nothing can be cushioned.

If you keep practicing for three to five years, you can achieve a small success. According to people in the martial arts world, as long as you are prepared to practice such kung fu, ordinary cold weapons can resist it, but muskets (even bird guns) are still difficult to resist.

The Boxers originated in the Zhilu region, which is the hometown of traditional martial arts, and the Boxers had several high-level kung fu deeds, such as the famous fist head Xincheng monk is well documented

A martial arts expert who is "full of qi work (gong)". Sent by the Empress Dowager to inspect the Boxers

The fortitude and Zhao Shuqiao, who are "invulnerable", were once blinded by a senior brother, and it is estimated that he also had two hits.

As for why the bird can't penetrate his belly, it may also be that he has done something on the **.