However, Guo Polu is insignificant in The Condor Heroes. Guo Polu's plays are rare. By rights, he is Guo Jing's son. Even if there are few scenes, it is impossible to be less. But in fact, the scene in Guo Polu is really pitiful, worse than the green leaves lining the flowers.
Guo Polu's martial arts are average, weaker than Guo Xiang's. Originally, Guo Polu, as the only son of Guo Jing, should inherit Guo Jing's martial arts, even the eighteen palms of the dragon that Yang Guo had not learned. But the fact is, Guo Polu not only failed to learn how to fight the dragon with eighteen palms, but also had mediocre martial arts.
There are two reasons. One is that Guo Jing actually doesn't want Guo Polu to develop into a chivalrous man. As can be seen from the name of Guo Polu, Guo Jing hoped that Guo Polu would learn the art of war, embark on his official career, drive out the Tatars and restore China. He hoped that receiving formal education could expel the Tatars, restore China and serve the country, instead of learning high-energy martial arts to expel the Tatars.
The second is because of the eighteen palms of the dragon. It takes a lot of talent and internal force to learn because of the domineering of the eighteen palms of the dragon, but since Guo Polu's martial arts are mediocre, it means that Guo Polu may not have much martial arts talent. So Guo Jing had to pass the Eighteen Palm Dragons to Yeluqi, because Yeluqi's master was an old urchin, and Yeluqi's internal strength was deep and his intelligence was superior, so he could learn the Eighteen Palm Dragons.
Although he didn't learn how to fight dragons, Guo Polu didn't forget it. Although Guo Polu didn't learn how to defeat the dragon, he could do his best to defend his country against foreign enemies, even if he died in battle.