What level were ancient top scholars at?

You only need to go to Qingzhou, Shandong to see one scroll.

This is the authentic exam paper of a Ming Dynasty top scholar, written by Zhao Bingzhong, who passed the imperial examination at age 25.

The entire text contains over 2,500 characters with not a single correction or error.

This is the hardcore level of a literary top scholar.

But have you ever heard of a martial top scholar?

Alternative name: The combat power ceiling of the cold weapons era.