In the history of ancient China, no matter what the criteria for evaluating a general, the famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, Huo Fu, would definitely be on the list. The legendary story of Huo's illness can be said to be no less than that of his uncle Wei Qing.
In 140 BC, Huo Qing was born in Linfen, Shanxi, his birth is not glorious, is the illegitimate son of the female slave Wei Shao'er of the Marquis of Pingyang and the minor official Huo Zhongru of Pingyang County, Huo Went ill when he was a child, and did not even know who his father was, fortunately, Wei Shao'er's sister Wei Zifu was fortunate to be emperor of Han Wu, for this reason Huo's status rose to a high level, and in his youth he was "good at riding and shooting", which was appreciated by Emperor Wu of Han.
In 123 BC, Huo Wentai was appointed by Emperor Wu of Han as a lieutenant of Yao Yao, attacked the Xiongnu in the southern region, and bravely rode eight hundred straight away troops to Lili, capturing 2028 enemy people, including senior officials such as Xiangguo and Danghu, and capturing Shan Yu's uncle Luo Gubi, who was famous all over the world, so he was named champion hou with 1600 households.
At the age of 19, Huo Wentai commanded two battles in Hexi, annihilated and recruited 100,000 Xiongnu in Hexi, and directly took qilian Mountain, which was also the first time that the Chinese regime occupied the Hexi Corridor, and since then the Silk Road has been opened, when Huo Wentai really wanted to establish more meritorious deeds, he died in a hurry at the age of 24, ending his 7-year military career.
When later historians mentioned him, Huo's disease also had a clear shortcoming, which was criticized by the world, that is, the problem of Huo's disease treating soldiers well. Huo Wentai's requirements for himself were very strict, he put all his body and mind on serving the country, grew up in Qiluo, but never indulged in wealth and luxury, Emperor Wu of Han once wanted to build a luxurious mansion for Huo Toyi, but Huo Wentyi said: "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, why do they live at home."
According to historical records, when Huo Went ill went out on the expedition, Emperor Wu of Han had specially ordered the service department in the palace to prepare food and drink for him alone, and there were dozens of cars, but when Huo went to the sick and returned to the army, the soldiers were hungry because of their nutrition, but Huo Went sick was indifferent to this, but ordered the grain to be discarded.
When living outside saiwai, Huo Wentai also lacked care for the soldiers, and the soldiers lacked food, but Huo Wente also played a bow in the barracks. The Chronicle of History: "The carts of sorghum are discarded, and there are hungry people." Outside the plug, the pawn lacks food, or cannot vibrate itself, while the horse still wears the domain bow. ”
These two events are undoubtedly the black history of Huo's illness, so Sima Qian criticized Huo's illness as "a small number of servants, expensive, and unconscious." The late Ming scholar and anti-Qing hero Huang Daozhou was a fan of Huo's disease, and he believed that Huo's disease "was to cure the family and aim to be at peace." Not to be loyal and honorable to Joss", but also pointed out that "not sparing the need to be hungry is a disease." ”
Of course, considering huo's age, he could not do everything seamlessly, and there were not a few people who were willing to follow Huo to get sick, because every time he followed him, he was able to establish a large number of military feats, and although Huo went ill, although he was not like his brother-in-law Wei Qing, who was impeccable in all aspects, he was a rising star, and his short life reached achievements that many people could not match in their lifetimes, and his death was also a major loss for the Han Dynasty.