"Kill one person in ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles." You must have heard this sentence. Yes, this is a sentence written by Li Bai in his work "Xia Ke Xing", and it is also a sentence written by Li Bai. to describe myself.
The conclusion is that Li Bai knows martial arts, and his martial arts is also very high, and he is quite accomplished in swordsmanship. The reasons are as follows:
First, Li Bai wrote in his self-recommendation letter to Han Chaozong "Book with Han Jingzhou": "Fifteen good swordsmanship has spread to all the princes. Thirty percent of articles have been recorded throughout history. "Die Qingxiang" means that he is good at both civil and military skills, and he has been fond of martial arts since he was a child. Some people may say that fifteen years old was not too young in ancient times, but if compared with the original text, compared with the later thirty years old, fifteen years old can be considered young. This also shows that Li Bai has been very good at martial arts since he was fifteen years old, while Wen Wen did not make any achievements until he was thirty years old. I think one should learn martial arts earlier than one should learn articles. Presumably, one’s attainments in martial arts are slightly higher than those in articles.
Secondly, in ancient times, most people practiced both civil and martial arts, which was the main content of education at that time. The six Confucian arts are etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics, which are mainly expressed in four aspects: morality, intelligence, body, and beauty. Among them, archery and imperialism are education in martial arts. In such an environment in ancient times, Li Bai, a scholar who pursued perfection, should also have practiced martial arts.
Thirdly, Li Bai was born in the Western Regions. He left Shu with a sword at the age of twenty and roamed the world. You know, in ancient times, if a person traveled alone and did not know martial arts, the money he brought would have been robbed long ago. Moreover, a rich man like Li Bai brought a lot of money. You may ask, how did you know that Li Bai was a rich man? So, let me explain to you. Li Bai wrote in "Jin Jin Jiu": "I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the gold I have spent." Moreover, it is also said that Li Bai once scattered 300,000 taels of gold in Yangzhou in one year to make friends with famous people all over the world. This shows that Li Bai is really rich. Closer to home, Li Bai was able to travel half of the Tang Dynasty without getting hurt. If he didn't have martial arts to defend himself, he probably wouldn't have been able to do it.
Fourthly, when Li Bai and his friend Wu Guide were traveling together in the Dongting Lake area, Wu Guide unfortunately fell seriously ill and died. Li Bai was extremely grieved and wept beside the body. At this time, a tiger came over. (The Dongting Lake area was still very desolate at that time, and tigers were often seen.) If Li Bai left to avoid the tiger at this time, the tiger would definitely eat Wu Guide's body. Li Bai couldn't bear to let his friend die without a whole body, so he used the sword in his hand to force the tiger back alive. Through this incident, we can also see that Li Bai is good at martial arts. If he didn't know martial arts, he would have run away long ago. How could he repel the tiger?
Through the above points, everyone should be convinced that Li Bai, the Immortal of Poetry, did know martial arts. So, the question comes again, is Li Bai's martial arts high?
According to legend, Li Bai once learned swordsmanship from Pei Min, the first swordsman of the Tang Dynasty, known as the "Sword Master". Being able to learn swordsmanship from Pei Min, Li Bai's martial arts must not be low.
Li Bai once wrote in "Xia Ke Xing": "Kill one person in ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles." Wei Wan's "Preface to the Collection of Li Hanlin" also described Li Bai's swordsmanship, writing: "Young Ren Xia, he can kill many people with his hands." It seems that Li Bai's swordsmanship is very high, whether in Li Bai's self-description or in other people's descriptions. Although there may be some exaggeration, Li Bai's swordsmanship is indeed believable.