There is a very famous saying in history: "Feng Tang is easy to be old, Li Guang is difficult to seal." ”
"Li Guang is difficult to seal" We know that Li Guang was a very famous general during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, known as the "Flying General", who had made great achievements in battle all his life and shocked the enemy's guts, but he could not be crowned marquis until his death. Even Li Guang's son Li Gan, who was not very famous or had great merits, was given the title of Marquis of Guannei, but Li Guang was not able to be awarded the title.
Emperor Wu of Han did not give Li Guang the title of Marquis, he did not look for reasons from himself, did not see that it was caused by his nepotism, but instead looked for reasons from Li Guang, believing that Li Guang had a bad fate. So in the end, when Emperor Wudi of Han was preparing to launch the "Desert North Action", he did not let Li Guang go, fearing that Li Guang would go and the war would not be completely won.
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So, what does "Feng Tang Yi Lao" mean? Who is Feng Tang? What's so unlucky about him?
In fact, "Feng Tang Yi Lao" and "Li Guang NanFeng" express the same meaning, which also means that Feng Tang is very talented and has long been famous. But when I got older, I didn't mix with an official and a half-time job.
Speaking of which, Feng Tang has good conditions that others can hardly have. What are the good conditions?
First, Feng Tang was born into an aristocrat. His grandfather was a former general of the State of Zhao (Zhao during the Warring States period), and his father served as the Xiangguo of the State of Dai (代国) during the Western Han Dynasty. It can be seen how good Feng Tang's birth was.
Second, Feng Tang was an old vassal of Emperor Wen of Han.' Because Feng Tang's father was a daixiang, and Liu Heng, the Emperor of Hanwen, was a daiwang before he became emperor. Feng Tang was appointed as the director of Zhonglang in Daidi because of his filial piety, and directly served the Daiwang. It can be said that Feng Tang was an old courtier of emperor Wendi of Han, and he had such a layer of relationship as Emperor Wendi of Han that was difficult for others to have.
Third, Emperor Wen of Han attached great importance to Feng Tang, and when Emperor Wen of Han returned to the daidai, he also went to see him, summoned him, and discussed state affairs with him.
Anyone with these three layers of relationship just does nothing, and it is easy for him to be a high official. So, how did Feng Tang mix, and why didn't he become a high official?
(Emperor Wen of Han)
If we carefully examine Feng Tang's life, we will find that the reason why Feng Tang did not succeed and had nothing to do with others was all his own making. So, what didn't he do well?
When Liu Heng was still the acting king, Feng Tang was the bodyguard officer beside Liu Heng. However, when Liu Heng entered Beijing as emperor, he did not take him with him. This shows that he has never met Liu Heng, so Liu Heng does not regard him as the person next to him.
Then, after Emperor Wen of Han became emperor, he returned to Daidi, or Emperor Wen of Han took the initiative to find Feng Tang.
At that time, Emperor Wen of Han said to Feng Tang, how come your old man is still a Lang official? In fact, this also shows that Emperor Wen of Han wanted to reuse Feng Tang. Well, this is actually a good opportunity for him to perform in front of Emperor Wen of Han.
So, how did Feng Tang behave?
At that time, Emperor Wen of Han and Feng Tang talked about the problem of defending the Xiongnu at the border pass. Emperor Wen of Han greatly appreciated Li Qi, a general of the State of Zhao during the Warring States period. Feng Tang immediately corrected his mistake and said, What is Li Qi, my grandfather was once an official in the Zhao Kingdom, and it is very clear that Lian Po and Li Mu are much more powerful than Li Qi.
In fact, Emperor Wen of Han did not know that Lian Po and Li Mu were more powerful than Li Qi, so why did he say Li Qi? Obviously, it was because Li Qi listened more to the king. That is to say, Emperor Wen of Han had something in his words, but Feng Tang did not hear it and directly resisted it.
Emperor Wen of Han had a good temper and said along with Feng Tang's words, "If there are such great generals as Lian Po and Li Mu, why should I still worry about the xiongnu problem?" Who knows that Feng Tang went over and said, Your Majesty, you are Lian Po and Li Mu, you will not use it.
(Emperor Jingdi of Han)
No matter how good-tempered Emperor Wen of Han was, he couldn't stand it. He stood up and rolled up his sleeves and left. However, he was Emperor Wen of Han after all, and after a while, he still brought Feng Tang over and asked him, Why don't you give me face when you talk? Feng Tangcai said that it was because when Wei Shang, who was guarding the border pass, reported six more first ranks when he reported his military merits, Emperor Wen of Han stripped him of his title and sentenced him to one year in prison. Feng Tang believed that generals were outside, military orders were not subject to, and generals like Wei Shang should be given some independent autonomy, and he reported six more first ranks, which were actually reported to the soldiers, and should be encouraged, not severely punished.
In fact, the reason why Emperor Wen of Han dealt with Wei Shang severely was because he himself had some suspicions of border guards, which was the same as his praise for Li Qi, and his concept was the same. Feng Tang did not understand this at all, but instead argued with Emperor Wen of Han.
However, the good-natured Emperor Wen of Han actually listened to Feng Tang's words and asked him to restore Wei Shang's official position with a festival, and at the same time, he promoted Feng Tang to the rank of lieutenant of the cavalry.
That is to say, although Feng Tang did not welcome Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Wen of Han still promoted him.
Soon Emperor Wen of Han died. After Emperor Jing of Han came to power, he promoted Feng Tang to the post of Minister of Chu, but soon deposed him. Why he was deposed is not recorded in history. It is estimated that Feng Tang can't talk and won't make a relationship. And after that, the Han Jing Emperor never reused him again.
Until Emperor Wu of han came to power, he selected talents throughout the country. Someone mentioned Feng Tang, but at this time, Feng Tang was already ninety years old, of course, it was impossible to come out as an official again, and it was even if it was not.
Speaking of which, Feng Tang has a good background and many opportunities, but he does not have any official position in the end, which is really caused by his own bad personality.
Character is destiny, and sure enough.
(Reference: Chronicle of History)