Huo was born in 140 BC, and his mother, Wei Shao'er, was the sister of the great general Wei Qing. When Huo went ill at the age of 18, he accompanied his uncle Wei Qing on a campaign against the Xiongnu as a lieutenant of the Hun Riding School. As a result, he made a big splash, only leading 800 light horses to go deep into the desert for hundreds of miles, and achieved a brilliant record of killing more than 2,000 enemies. Emperor Wu of The Han Dynasty was impressed by him, so he awarded him the title of "Champion Hou" for the first place in the battle merits of the whole army.
In 119 BC, Emperor Wu of Han launched. The 22-year-old Huo Quyi and Wei Qing each led 50,000 horses from Dingxiang and Dai County to attack the Xiongnu headquarters across the desert, and Huo Wentyi led the headquarters to march about 2,000 kilometers, all the way to Lake Baikal, annihilating more than 70,000 enemies, and held a ceremony to sacrifice the heavens at wolf Juxu Mountain, and "sealing the wolf Juxu Mountain" became the highest ideal of future generations of soldiers. After this battle, the Xiongnu were devastated from then on, and the Western Han Dynasty achieved a long period of peaceful development.
In 117 BC, the 24-year-old young hero Huo Wente died suddenly. In his short life, He did only one thing. But he did it very beautifully, enough to make people reminisce! He attacked the Xiongnu six times in his lifetime, beheading more than 110,000 Xiongnu leaders, and was the most annihilated of all the Han generals.
Some people say that Huo Fuyi was a fighter born to destroy the Xiongnu, and he made an immortal contribution at the age of weak crown. For his short and legendary life, posterity will inevitably have many speculations and explorations, and there are still many incomprehensible things and doubts.
Doubt 1: Did Huo Go disease really kill Li Dare?
Li Gan was the younger son of Li Guang, a well-known general of the Western Han Dynasty, who fought against the Xiongnu many times and made many military achievements. In the Battle of Mobei, Li Dare was awarded the title of "Marquis of Guannei" for bravely capturing the banner of the Zuoxian King, drumming war, and beheading many people. He was also a lieutenant when he followed Huo to illness, and after the war, he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds, jumped to the rank of marquis, and received the honor that his old son Li Guang had struggled for all his life.
On the other hand, Li Guang, as a general of Wei Qing, participated in the war, but instead of making any achievements in battle, he was burdened with the crime of missing the fighter, and finally chose to commit suicide in anger.
Li Guang died, a very crisp and clean death, but it brought great trouble to the living people. Li dared to believe that Wei Qing had forced his father to die, so he went to Wei Qing to settle the account and injured Wei Qing. But Wei Qing was very generous, not only did not blame Li Dare, but also suppressed the matter, and also asked his subordinates not to make a noise. But there was no impermeable wall in the world, and this matter finally let Huo Goyi know, so, two years after the incident, this day Emperor Wu of Han let Huo Goyi and Li Dare accompany him out hunting, and Huo Wentyi saw an opportunity and shot Li Gan from behind.
After Li Dang's death, Huo's illness was not dealt with in any way, and Emperor Wu of Han announced to the outside world that Li Dang was killed by a rushing deer, and the matter was set.
The above is the record of Li Gan's death, from Sima Qian's pen, in short: Li Guang committed suicide, Li Dare was angry with Wei Qing and injured the other party, Huo went to the disease to avenge Wei Qing and killed Li Gan, and Emperor Wu of Han said that Li Gan was killed by a deer to protect Huo.
Since then, it has become evidence that some scholars believe is conclusive, but this seemingly conclusive evidence cannot withstand scrutiny, there are many strange places, and there are many logical points that do not make sense.
First of all, Li dared to injure the great general Wei Qing, although Wei Qing hid it, but did Huo Go's illness not be known until more than a year or two later? It stands to be unlikely. Li dared to act rudely against the great general, this was a very big and serious incident, even if Wei Qing himself did not say it, and the people under his constraints did not say it, it was not certain that someone on Li Dare's side would show off, after all, this was a very bullish thing. It was impossible for Huo to wait until almost two years to know. If he already knew, why did he wait two years before he started, instead of going to Li Dare to ask for advice at that time?
Secondly, if Huo Fuyi had been planning to murder Li Gan for a long time, why did he have to carry it out in front of Emperor Wu of Han? This does not make sense to anyone, not to mention that Huo Quyi is still a wise and cautious person, and the "Records of History" records that he "does not say a word", indicating that in addition to his fierce style on the battlefield, Huo Quyi took off his battle robes or did good deeds, in addition, he also learned Wei Qing to "not raise soldiers", which shows that he is already very mature politically, not a person who uses a knife and a gun because of a disagreement, how can he kill a general who is also a general who has made great achievements in battle in front of Emperor Wu of Han? Even if he didn't care about anything, didn't he consider taking into account the face of Emperor Wu of Han? With his prestige, position, and wisdom, wouldn't there be a better way and a more suitable opportunity?
Third, the "Chronicle of History" also says that Huo Wentai was "angry and dared to take charge", which means that he preached righteousness and dared to take responsibility. This statement should be very accurate, if he is not a person who dares to take responsibility, he cannot serve the people on the battlefield, for such a person who dares to be bold, will he not admit it after killing people, instead of asking Emperor Wu of Han to make up a lie and excuse him? From the perspective of personal relations, the relationship between Huo and Li should be good, in the Battle of Mobei, Li Dare was a member of Huo's sickness, following Huo to be born and died, the military merit medal had half of him, even if Li dared to injure his uncle, with the deep friendship he and Li Dare had formed on the battlefield, in the case that Wei Qing himself did not pursue, Huo went to illness without causing Li to dare to die, this is the common sentiment of people.
Even if Huo went ill to take the breath for Wei Qing, Yu Gong and Private would at best scold, demote, or not have to do anything at all, and directly tell Emperor Wu of Han that Li Dared to injure the general was enough for him to drink a pot. Because no matter what, Li Dare is a meritorious warrior, a national-level general, and on issues concerning national interests, Huo's illness is by no means ambiguous, and the person who can say such heroic words as "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, why should they be their families?" shows that he is a person who understands the overall situation, takes the overall situation into account, and puts the interests of the country first, how could he kill a general who was extremely brave in fighting against the Xiongnu in order to vent his personal anger?
Finally, when Li dared to die, Emperor Wu of Han was present, while Sima Qian was not. It was Emperor Wu of Han who said that Li Dared was killed by a deer, and it was Sima Qian who said that Huo went ill to avenge his uncle's beating and shot Li Gan. Did Emperor Wudi of Han really make up a big lie in order to protect Huo huo from illness? Some experts believe through in-depth research that Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty is one of the few heroic and rough monarchs in China's history, and since he took the throne, he has experienced many things, and he has never been a man of words, even if he really wants to excuse Huo's illness, there are thousands of reasons, why would he make up such a reason to make up such a lie?
Although Sima Qian was a contemporary of Emperor Wu of Han, Huo Fuyi, and Li Gan, it was difficult for him to access the most core secrets of the state because of his position, and he was actually not entirely clear about what the senior leaders of the state were doing and saying every day. Therefore, in the matter of Li Dare's death, he was mostly recorded through gossip, and he was neither at the scene of the crime nor had the right to verify with the parties, and his credibility was naturally greatly reduced.
In the matter of Huo Going to kill Li Gan, although it seems that there is a conclusive conclusion in the correct history, it really cannot withstand scrutiny, there are many doubts in the middle, Sima Qian's record may not be so credible, and there are many cases of false rumors in history. Li Gan may indeed have died in a sudden accident, and it is very likely that he was actually killed by a deer while hunting, and there is no need for Emperor Wu of Han to lie about this. Of course, there are other reasons not ruled out, as for what the reason is, because the witnesses at that time do not say, posterity has no way of knowing, but it is certain that huo to go to the disease really does not need to kill Li Gan.
Doubt 2: How did Huo Die of Huo's disease?
Sima Qian, on the death of Huo Goyi, wrote that Emperor Wu of Han was very sad about Huo's death, and dispatched a large number of Qinjia officers and soldiers to line up from Chang'an to Maoling to send a funeral for his soul, in order to commend Huo's bravery and great achievements in attacking the Xiongnu and opening up the territory for the country, he built his mausoleum into the shape of Qilian Mountain, and 14 large round carved stone carvings were erected in front of the tomb, with his motto: "The end of the Xiongnu, why the family!" And named his courtesy name Marquis of Jingheng. But the only thing that did not write about how Huo went to the disease died In the end, Huo Guang, Huo Guang, huo's younger brother, said that Huo went to the disease and died of illness. This led to speculation among future generations of good people.
Some people say that Huo Went Ill was actually killed by Emperor Wu of Han, and the reason is nothing more than that Huo Went Sick dared to kill Li Dare in front of Emperor Wu of Han, which was really arrogant, not to mention that Huo Went's illness may also involve the palace struggle, and Emperor Wu of Han killed him in order to prevent Huo to go ill. This statement, as we have already said above, Huo Went ill is not arrogant, Emperor Wudi of Han has always liked and admired him, not to mention that huo went to the disease to kill Li Dare, it is very likely that it is a figment of the matter, so Emperor Wudi of Han has no reason to kill him. After the Battle of Mobei, it was precisely because of Huo's death that Emperor Wu of Han's plan to attack the Xiongnu again was stranded, how could he kill his first favorite general? Even if he took ten thousand steps back and thought, if it was really Emperor Wu of Han who killed him, why did he still bury Huo Quyi next to him? Isn't he afraid that Huo will go sick and wait over there to settle the account with him? Therefore, this argument is difficult to hold.
There is also a saying that Huo's disease is actually a lonely person, mentally immature, may have depression, is in a high position, and is in a variety of complex relationships, and finally overwhelmed, and finally committed suicide. This statement is even more absurd, saying that The Hodge disease is mentally immature is not valid. In fact, Huo's mentality has always been healthy, although he grew up in a rich family, there are some small problems of the children of rich families, such as not being very sympathetic and sympathetic to soldiers, but in general, he is a young man with great ideals and great ambitions and extremely high talents. In dealing with interpersonal relationships, he can also be regarded as a teenager.
Therefore, the direct cause of death of Hodg disease should be infection. Some people say that he once drank poisonous water in the desert and came back sick, which is not impossible, but it is more likely that he went out to fight for years, did not get rest, accumulated fatigue, and finally died of disease.
Since his expedition, Huo had hardly had a good rest, especially in 121 BC, when he went out to Hexi twice in the spring and summer to fight the Xiongnu, and finally accepted the surrender of the Hun Evil King in the autumn, which was extremely heavy work, rested for a few days, and then led his troops to the north of the desert to pursue the Xiongnu, all the way to Lake Baikal. Even if you drive to that kind of place to travel today, it is enough to make people feel uncomfortable, not to mention that Huo is still riding a horse, and he still has to lead soldiers to fight with his life, have a little free time, and study the next action plan, even the iron body cannot withstand such consumption. In the harsh environment of conquest, the body overdraft is too large, it is natural to be plagued by diseases, coupled with the ancient medical technology is not developed, not well treated, therefore, we have reason to believe that Huo Guang is telling the truth.