How did the five teachers who were lackeys of the Qing court die?

The five masters have many titles, such as one of the five elders of Shaolin, the founder of Wing Chun Quan and Master Yan Yongchun. The so-called Shaolin Five Old Middle School: Bai Mei and Feng morally entered Wudang and took refuge in the Qing court, while Zen Master and Miao Xian adhered to Shaolin, opposing the Qing Dynasty and regaining sight, and the Five Divisions remained neutral.

Zen master Shan Zhi is the mentor of Hong Xiguan, Fang Shiyu and others. Most of the so-called "Ten Tigers of Shaolin" came from his door, and Miao Xian was Miao Cuihua's father and the grandfather of Fang Shiyu, a folk hero, and Fang Shiyu's magical power of bronze and iron was said to be the Shaolin secret handed down by Miao Xian. Regarding the question of whether the five teachers asked in the question were once lackeys of the Qing court, in many novels and TV works, Shaolin and Wudang have a clear distinction between good and evil, Shaolin opposes the Qing dynasty and regains its sight, and Wudang helps the Qing dynasty to destroy the Ming dynasty.

As for the five teachers who remain neutral, most of them describe her as a hermit who secretly helps Shaolin people. For example, Yan Yongchun, who was carefully taught by her, was the wife of Hong Xiguan, an anti-Qing activist, while Hong Quan, on which Hong Xiguan became famous, was said to have been created with the help of five teachers. Even Fang Shiyu broke the plum blossom heap in Li Ba Mountain. It is said that five teachers guided Fang Shiyu and cracked the layout and weaknesses of the plum blossom heap.

Since Mr. Wu is described as an anti-Qing hermit in all aspects, why does Mr. Wu say that she is a lackey of the Qing court? This statement originated from a folk novel "Southbound of Ganlong River" in the late Qing Dynasty, also known as "Shengchao Shengshi". This book can be said to have laid the foundation for Hong Xiguan, Fang Shiyu and others in the past 100 years. Because this book was written during the Qing Dynasty, at the beginning, the protagonist was Emperor Qianlong, the gentleman was the Qing court and Wudang, and the villain was Shaolin and the Heaven and Earth Society who tried to rebel. Besides, there are many inconsistencies in this book, such as the story of five teachers and Fang Shiyu.

It is also said that five teachers helped Fang Shiyu kill Li Bashan, who belonged to Wutangmen and was also an official of the Qing court. Five teachers helped Fang Shiyu, which was equivalent to resisting the Qing court. At first, Fang Shiyu was written as a positive figure: killing the bully Lei Laohu and resisting the tyranny of local officials. But in the back, Wu changed his position and took refuge in the Qing court. The reason is that she saw through the true face of Shaolin Temple and took refuge in the upright and patriotic Wu Tang gang.

By the time of the Republic of China, many novelists portrayed Shaolin School as a national hero who resisted tyranny and restored the Han family, while Wutang School was a treacherous gang that helped others to abuse. Of course, the tone of the story hasn't changed much. Shaolin Temple is still burned down, and Fang Shiyu's story has not changed. I finally died because I saw through the door. However, in order to echo before and after, five teachers were changed to white eyebrows. Five teachers helped the Qing court from the earliest time and gradually became hermits who preferred Shaolin.

As for how the five teachers died, "Jiangnan South of the Jiangnan" is not specifically written, except that Bai Mei said that she went back to Sichuan with five teachers, Feng Morality and her disciples, and other novels rarely mentioned it, but after all, with the name of Shaolin Five Old Men and the meritorious service of assisting the Qing court, it is unlikely that the five teachers were killed, so it is speculated that they should die of natural causes.