During the decades of Sino-Hungarian War, Li Guang went to war almost every time, but few generals who fought alongside Wei Qing were promoted to a higher position. Li Guang's cousin Cai Li was blocked, even a captain who was not as capable as him, and even many subordinates of Li Guang were blocked. During the period when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked Xiongnu, dozens of people were blocked for their meritorious service in beating Xiongnu. Li Guang's talent is not under them, but why can't he be sealed for life?
Portrait of Li Guang
Li Guang, General Fei, was born in a military commander's family. He is a descendant of Li Xin, a famous soldier in the late Qin Dynasty. He joined the army during the reign of Emperor Wendi and became Emperor Wendi's attendant. On one occasion, he was particularly brave in fighting with wild animals. Emperor Wen lamented that if he was born in troubled times at the end of Qin Dynasty, it would be easy to seal a Wan Huhou with Liu Bang.
After Emperor Jing ascended the throne, Li Guang was appointed as the commander of cavalry, and he was transferred to Shanggu County after the rebellion with the seven countries of Wu Chu.
Li Guang's troops are special. His troops never stand guard or patrol, and there is no strict organization. Soldiers are usually relaxed.
And every time, when food and water are scarce, Li Guang always waits until the soldiers are satiated with food and drink. If a soldier can't fill his stomach, he will never eat. In addition, in order to be very clean, Li Guang often rewards his subordinates.
Li Guang has been an official for more than 40 years, and his salary is only 2000 stone. His family doesn't have much property, and he hasn't bought any real estate. Compared with those who benefit their families as soon as they become officials, he is deeply loved by soldiers.
Li Guang is generous and not harsh to his subordinates, sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, eating and living together, not only winning a very good official voice for himself, but also the soldiers are willing to brush the floor for him.
Li Guang stills
In the sixth year of Emperor Yuan Guang of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu could not bear the fact that Xiongnu had gone south many times, and sent four generals to attack Xiongnu, each with 10,000 troops. As a result, Li Guang unfortunately met the main force of Xiongnu elite and was defeated and captured. Xiongnu Khan admired Li Guang's talent and ordered that Li Guang must be captured alive.
Li Guang was put into the net pocket. When the Xiongnu army marched more than ten miles, Li Guang lay there pretending to be dead. He glanced sideways at tarquin beside him and found that he was riding a good horse. Li Guang suddenly jumped on the horse from the net pocket, grabbed the cavalry's bow and arrow, and galloped back on horseback. Hundreds of Huns chased him. Li Guang shot and killed the pursuer as he ran. This is a ride, and finally it's gone.
The Huns were very surprised. I didn't expect there to be such a skilled rider in the Han army, so the Huns called Li Guang? Where's General Han? .
Later, the Huns invaded western Liaoning, and Li Guang was transferred to the right Beiping Prefecture. During his tenure in Youbeiping, the Huns were afraid of Li Guang for several years.
Stills of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty
Why can't Li Guang be sealed for life? First of all, bad luck.
In the sixth year of Yuanguang, the Xiongnu sent troops to the south many times in succession, which made Emperor Wu unbearable. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent four generals, Wei Qing, GongSunHe, Li Guang and Gong Sun Ao, and led ten thousand troops to the Xiongnu.
The first lucky Wei Qing came to Longcheng, killed 700 Huns and went home with victory. Among the four generals, Zhong is the luckiest. He didn't meet the main force of Xiongnu. The second lucky man, Gong Sunhe, walked around the grassland and didn't meet the Xiongnu. The third lucky man, Gongsun 'ao, met the main force of Xiongnu and fled in defeat. Seven thousand people were killed in the Han army. Li Guang, the most unlucky, met the main force of Xiongnu elite, and was completely annihilated and captured. In fact, before the war, no one was partial to Emperor Wu, and I didn't know who was more capable, so the distribution of military power was equivalent. Try their ability to lead troops to fight. It's a pity that Li Guang was unlucky. He met the elite troops of Xiongnu and was completely annihilated. Even if Wei Qing met the elite Xiongnu, I'm afraid he was defeated and captured in the end.
Wei Qing stills
Second, high self-esteem.
During Li Guang's tenure as Shanggu Prefecture, he fought against Xiongnu every day. Sun said to Jing Di:? Li Guang is brilliant, and a Chinese odyssey is conceited. He fought several wars with the enemy and was afraid of death. ? Li Guang's talent is unparalleled in the world. With his talent, he fought the Huns every day. I'm afraid he will die sooner or later. When Jingdi heard this, he had to transfer Li Guang to Shang Jun House.
Since then, the Huns have often invaded the border. Jingdi sent a trusted eunuch to the border with Li Guang to resist the Huns. Once, the eunuch went hunting with dozens of cavalry and met three Huns. It is not easy for eunuchs to fight when they see Xiongnu. As a result, dozens of eunuchs were all killed because of the disparity in combat effectiveness, and eunuchs fled back to Hanying in a panic.
Li Guang decided to get rid of the three Huns, so he chased them with hundreds of cavalry. As a result, he met thousands of tarkan. Fortunately, Li Guang didn't escape, deliberately dismounted. As a matter of fact, Li Guang set up an empty plan to create the illusion that they were cavalry bait. Sure enough, the Huns were fooled, thinking that there was an ambush by the Han army nearby, and Guang was released.
In fact, it is too risky for Li Guang to do so. If the deception fails, won't it be wiped out? There are only three Huns. Is it necessary to chase them? Is it too belligerent?
Therefore, in response to Sun Kun's vicious words, Li Guang thinks highly of himself and will fall one day.
Li Guang stills
Third, I don't understand the art of emperors.
In the third year of Emperor Jingdi (before 154), the rebellion of the Seven Countries broke out. Li Wei is a captain, and with Qiu Zhou Yafu, he put down the rebellion. In the battle with the rebels, he seized the other side's flag. In ancient times, marching and fighting captured the enemy's flag, which was a great achievement. According to common sense, Li Guang should be sealed, but he made a big mistake.
At that time, Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu, the younger brother of Jingdi, appreciated Li Guang's talent and named him General. Li Guang foolishly accepted it. Liang Wang, a vassal, was favored by Dou Taihou and threatened the throne of Jingdi. Jingdi was very afraid of this younger brother, so he suppressed Liang Wang through Qi rebellion.
I didn't expect Li Guang to accept Liang Wang's prize at this time. Maybe he didn't understand the contradiction between Jingdi and Liang Wang, or he didn't understand the emperor's art. In short, Li Guang took the salary of the central government and accepted the position of local governor, which would only make Jingdi suspicious and think that he supported Liang Wang.
Therefore, although Li Guang made great contributions in the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, he was not sealed.
Han Jingdi stills
Conclusion Li Guang sympathized with the soldiers and had the demeanor of an elder. However, due to various reasons, he was not sealed, and later generations stayed. Feng Tang is easy to get old, but Li Guang is hard to seal? In memory of this national hero who fought against the Huns for generations.
Li Guang was revered by later generations, although he was not given the title of marquis. Even the founding emperors of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan and Li Bai, claimed to be descendants of Li Guang. This shows that Li Guang's position in the eyes of the world is incomparable to those who have never won a battle in their lives and have been sealed.