With the conception in society that "All things are base, save book learning, which is noble," even those who passed the local and provincial martial exams weren't highly regarded.
唐朝以科舉取士，分別設立了文科舉和武科舉。而在「萬般皆下品，唯有讀書高」的社會觀念下，即使設立武秀才、武舉人，也並不受人重視。