There is a famous saying in history: "Li Guang is difficult to seal, Feng Tang is easy to be old", which is used to describe those who are depressed and frustrated. Many people often feel that it is unfair that Li Guang is so famous and has never been granted the title of marquis. If you really look through the historical documents, you will find that most of Li Guang's tragedies originated from himself and were definitely not the fault of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the restaurant.

Li Guang exaggerated a little, and there was a suspicion of Sima Qian’s personal feelings

Later generations only know about the flying general Li Guang through the "Historical Records" written by Sima Qian. As a writer, Sima Qian will definitely have some feelings. Tendencies and biases. What's more, Sima Qian and Li Guang were related by marriage, and Sima Qian was corrupted because he defended Li Ling. If Li Guang's actual situation could not be appropriately elevated when writing Li Guang's biography, Sima Qian would undoubtedly fall into a self-contradictory situation.

Li Guang was an adventurer on the battlefield. His character was too adventurous, which made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty very worried

Although Li Guang was very brave in leading troops in battle, he was not suitable to be a commander. You can only be a general who takes the lead. Li Guang followed Wei Qing on his last expedition. Before leaving, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty repeatedly gave instructions. Never let Li Guang fight with the main force of the Huns, because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that Li Guang was too far behind. The reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had such emotion was because Li Guang was too adventurous. In order to ensure that his arrows were missed, Li Guang often had to wait until the enemy was very close before releasing his arrows. Because he was too close to the enemy, Li Guang was often injured by the Huns' arrows. This was a flaw in the eyes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. As a general, you lead the soldiers to fight and do not cherish yourself. If you die, what will happen to the entire army?

Li Guang was too narrow-minded and lacked the magnanimity to be a general

When Li Guang was the governor of Longxi, a group of Qiang people rose up in resistance because they were dissatisfied with the local oppression. After receiving the news, Li Guang personally led his troops to quell the rebellion. When he arrived, Li Guang agreed with the Qiang leader to surrender and not kill them. The Qiang people were relatively simple-minded and originally felt that they had no bitterness or enmity with the Han people, so they agreed to surrender. As a result, when the Qiang people arrived at the agreed place, they were unarmed and were killed by Li Guang's men. From this we can see the cruel and narrow side of Li Guangwei's character.