In fact, China people gradually disappeared from martial arts since the Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor, stole the country from orphans and widows by virtue of the Chen Qiao mutiny, so he was extremely sensitive to the generals who held the relieving power, and had to relieve the general of the relieving power by "relieving the relieving power with a glass of wine". From then on, in the Song Dynasty, a culture of valuing literature over martial arts was formed. At the same rank, civil servants are bigger and better paid than military attache. Not counting this, the emperor also tried to control the general's command. When facing the enemy, the general had to fight according to the formation set by the emperor in advance. Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, scholars were sent to take charge of local administration, set up transshipment and manage local financial power, which further weakened the military power. Even in the Song Dynasty, there were many cases in which literati were directly in charge of military operations. In short, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was too wary of the generals. On the one hand, it was due to the warlord scuffle during the "separatist regime" and "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms" in the late Tang Dynasty; On the one hand, they are afraid that others will follow their example (that is, Song Taizu) and launch a military coup to overthrow the central dynasty. The difference between the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty is that the imperial army controlled by the emperor in its center is obviously stronger than the border guards. In the Tang Dynasty, the border guards had great power and strong fighting capacity, and even surpassed the central authorities in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. The Emperor of Song Dynasty believed that internal defense was more important than external defense. Yang Jiajiang and Yue Fei are both famous figures, but they are both suspected and persecuted by the rulers. In view of this, coupled with the intention of the Song government to promote the style of writing in the society, after more than 300 years of tempering in the Song Dynasty, the whole people of China lost their enthusiasm for serving their country. Social elites have studied literature, but almost all have practiced martial arts. Perhaps the greatest social contribution of this period was "Song Ci". This directly led to the war between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan, Tangut, Jurchen and Mongolia being defeated again and again.

Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism was fully developed in Ming Dynasty. The emperor paid more attention to the loyalty of his men and the consolidation of imperial power than to the war in the frontier. Generals have no initiative in fighting, but are actually restricted by eunuchs appointed by the emperor to supervise the army. The foreign war of the whole Ming Dynasty is no longer the glory of Han and Tang Dynasties. Although there were victories in fighting pirates off the coast and supporting North Korea, they were only a little better than Zhao, Song and Wang. Why is this happening? Because the Ming emperor didn't want the people to be militaristic, he took the Han and Tang Dynasties as a warning: didn't the Han and Tang Dynasties, which had a strong militaristic style, also create the "Yellow Scarf Uprising" and the strongmen's separatist regime at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Huang Chao Uprising and the "buffer region separatist regime" at the end of the Tang Dynasty? In the emperor's view, if you are busy outside, you must settle down first, especially to prevent the people from living in poverty. Domestic worries are always greater than foreign invasion.

Taking advantage of the civil strife in the central plains, Manchu picked up a bargain and entered the customs to win Daming's country. Out of fear of the Han people, the Qing Dynasty set up a "literary inquisition" to persecute the rebellious spirit of the Han people and systematically and step by step grind away the last martial spirit of the Han people. At the same time, Manchu forced Han people to braid their hair, which changed the customs and habits of Han people and blurred their self-awareness. This kind of mental insult deeply hurt their self-esteem and self-confidence. Since then, the Han people have been greatly transformed by Manchu according to their own will. Bi Meng, a Manchu, is more "civilized". They know that physical killing alone cannot permanently enter the Central Plains, and only by cultivating slaves in culture can they maintain their rule.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty, which paid attention to cultural aggression and paralyzed the spirit of the Han nationality, ruled for a longer time than Bi Meng Yuan, precisely because the longer it was, the deeper its spiritual poison was. Manchu was also proficient in the way of "controlling Han with Han", paying attention to the pulse of Confucianism and cultivating courtiers loyal to the court. They are afraid that the Han people will be strong because they love martial arts, and they attach great importance to killing the martial spirit of the Han people. They only hope that the Han people, like the propaganda mode in Neo-Confucianism, will be slaves of the Qing Dynasty, while the Manchu people themselves are obsessed with hunting, archery and diligent study of martial arts. Look at Kangxi, Qianlong and other Manchu emperors who set an example for their subordinates. I hope Manchu people will not forget their ancestors and be ready to suppress the resistance of Han people at any time.

In a word, from the Song Dynasty, the Han imperial power group deliberately restricted it for fear that the excessive martial arts might endanger its rule. The emergence and development of Neo-Confucianism in this period is not accidental. Mainly based on maintaining monarchical power and strengthening ideological imprisonment. It preserves the so-called "justice", but it really extinguishes "humanity". The "golden mean" is very popular in the world. China people have lost their edges and blood, so they can't talk about the "martial spirit" because it is not what the rulers like. With the succession of the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains, it is not difficult to understand that the thought of preventing Han nationality must be the mainstream consciousness of foreign rulers. Therefore, they either emphasize physical torture to intimidate the resistance of the Han nationality, or persecute and deceive scholars from the cultural and ideological point of view, so that the Han nationality can be obedient within the circle they demarcate, in order to achieve the stability of their country.