Guo Ziyi
The so-called character determines fate, and ideas determine the way out. This statement is most appropriate for Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi. Both of them, as the Gemini constellations among the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, and called "Li Guo", both made great contributions to saving the empire.
Such two immortal heroes, but the ending is completely different. Guo Ziyi died at the age of 85. In ancient times, this was an absolute old life star. Li Guangbi died depressed at the age of 57, and his words before his death showed a kind of helplessness in life.
Let's take a look at the words in the sketch, "The same is the hero of the empire, why is the final gap so large?" "Now let's compare from the following aspects.
Guild wars
(1) A comparison of the two men's military achievements
Guo Ziyi: Quell the Anshi Rebellion and retake Chang'an and Luoyang; defeat the invasions of Tubo and Dangxiang.
In 757, Guo Ziyi led his troops to retake the western capital Chang'an and the eastern capital Luoyang, and was enfeoffed as the Duke of Guo with gong jia Situ.
In August 758, he ascended the throne.
In May 759, he was relieved of his military power because he was responsible for the defeat of the Xiangzhou army and was placed in an idle position.
In 762, after the Taiyuan and Daizhou mutinies, Guo Ziyi was made the King of Fenyang, and went out of the town of Daizhou to quell the rebellion, and was soon relieved of his military power.
In the winter of 763, Tubo invaded Chang'an; Emperor Tang used Guo Ziyi, Tubo occupied Chang'an for more than 10 days, and when he heard that Guo Ziyi was close to the Tang army, Tubo immediately fled Chang'an.
In 765, the Tang Dynasty official Gu Huai'en rebelled and led Tubo and Hui into the Kou, and Guo Ziyi rode alone to the Hui leader and persuaded them to unite and break tubo.
Lee Kwang-bi
Li Guangbi: Participated in the suppression of the Anshi Rebellion and suppressed the Yuan Chao rebellion in eastern Zhejiang
Evaluation: Looking at the glorious war history, Guo Ziyi has experienced more war scenes.
However, during the most critical Anshi Rebellion, due to a nameless "demon wind" at the Battle of Yecheng, the Tang army was greatly defeated, and finally Guo Ziyi took responsibility and was dismissed from his military post, and Li Guangbi took over his post.
So later it was Li Guangbi who sang the protagonist, and Guo Ziyi became a spectator. In terms of overall military merit, Li Guangbi obviously surpassed Guo Ziyi. The history books say that Li Guangbi "promoted his battle merits as the first in ZTE" (New Book of Tang), which is still very pertinent.
As a result of PK, Li Guangbi was slightly better.
(2) The art of military command
Guo Ziyi: In November 755, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and Guo Ziyi served as the envoy of Shuofang Jiedushi. He once led soldiers to restore the two capitals.
In the winter of 763, Tubo entered Kou and led the army to retake Chang'an, and Guo Ziyi rode alone to see the Hui leader. Here only reflects Guo Ziyi's personal heroism, the unfolding of the battle is flat and direct, and there is no amazing highlight.
Fire Bull Array
Li Guangbi: Reconquest of Changshan County Battle Li Guangbi sent his troops to each hold a long gun to form a phalanx, archers covered, sandwiched tuotuo water to meet the enemy, so deployed, Shi Siming's cavalry superiority can not be played, was defeated in one fell swoop, this is the classic formation of infantry against cavalry.
Taiyuan defense war, invented "tunnel warfare", defeated Cai Xide with the "fire bull array", and skillfully applied the "Meima Strategy" to make Shi Siming Heyang frustrated.
Old Book of Tang · The biography of Li Guangbi is more direct, saying that even famous generals such as Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Han Xin, and Bai Qi "may have shame" compared to Li Guangbi. Although this evaluation is somewhat exalted, it must indeed be admitted that his art of war command occupies a glorious place in the long river of Chinese military history.
PK result, Lee Kwang-bi won
General
(3) Means of administering the armed forces
Guo Ziyi: Because he and the soldiers in the army can be integrated together, the prestige is very high, and he can play a role in responding to everything. Later, when Guo Ziyi came forward, the old subordinates surrendered, which showed its position in the minds of the soldiers.
Li Guangbi: He ruled the army majestically and generously, and subdued his subordinates with coercion, but there was always suspicion and fear, and the army he led could not really hold together. Later, because he was afraid of being framed by eunuchs, he did not dare to enter the dynasty, which greatly reduced the image of his subordinates.
PK results, Guo Ziyi is significantly higher.
Fish Chao'en
(4) Broad-mindedness and temperament
Guo Ziyi: In her lifetime, she has been repeatedly framed by rumors and has been stripped of her military power many times. Xiangzhou was defeated, and the eunuch Yu Chao'en rumored that he would put all the responsibility for the defeat on Guo Ziyi, causing Guo Ziyi to be deposed from the military power. Guo Ziyi calmly endured.
Jealous of Guo Ziyi's outstanding military achievements, Yu Chao'en instructed people to dig his father's grave, and the ministers were worried that he would raise an army to rebel. After Guo Ziyi entered the dynasty, Emperor Tang told him about this matter, and he said in tears: "I have been leading soldiers for a long time, and I cannot forbid soldiers to damage the graves of the people, and others to dig up my father's grave. ”
Later, Yu Chao'en invited Guo Ziyi to a banquet, and the prime minister Yuan Zai sent someone to tell him that Yu Chao'en would be unfavorable to him, and his subordinates also asked to follow him. Guo Ziyi did not agree, and only took a dozen domestic servants with him.
Yu Chao'en asked, "Why are there so few of your retinue?" ”
Guo Ziyi told him what he heard. Yu Chao'en was moved and cried, "If you were not an elder, would you not be suspicious?" ”
Servant Wynne
Li Guangbi: Ren Beidu Taiyuan stayed behind, Yushi Cui was disrespectful, and Li Guangbi made a big fuss and killed his Liwei.
Just after receiving Shuo Fangjun, Zhang Yongji and others missed Guo Ziyi, made some complaints, and spoke a little too much, and Li Guangbi took the opportunity to kill Qi Liwei to shock the three armies.
Later, the second-in-command servant Gu Huai'en came to see him, accompanied by five hundred Hu cavalrymen, and the mutual trust of the commanders was questionable.
Both Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi had served under An Sishun, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, and could not get along harmoniously, and although they ate at the same table, they stared at each other. Later, Guo Ziyi succeeded An Sishun as the envoy of Jiedushi, and Li Guangbi deliberately left, hesitating in his heart. Ten days later, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ordered Guo Ziyi to lead an army on the Eastern Expedition, and Li Guangbi entered the official court to see Guo Ziyi and said, "I would rather die than ask you to forgive my wife and children." ”
Guo Ziyi immediately walked down the hall, put his arms around Li Guangbi and went to the hall, and said with tears: "When the country is in turmoil today, even the emperor has abandoned and taken refuge." Without your help, how can I send troops to fight? Where is the time for personal grudges? ”
So they supported each other and worshipped each other, and conspired to break the thief's plan.
In this matter, we can see Guo Ziyi's mind. Li Guangbi always lived in the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and his heart was obviously too small.
PK result: Guo Ziyi won.
Hui hui chief
(5) Loyalty
Guo Ziyi: In July 763, Tubo launched a large-scale attack on the Tang Dynasty and occupied Chang'an. Emperor Tang hurriedly issued an edict appointing Li Shi the Prince of Yong as the Marshal of Guannei and Guo Ziyi as deputy marshal, and organizing forces to resist the attack of the Tubo army. Guo Ziyi was deprived of his military power for a long time, living idly at home, and as soon as the state summoned, he immediately led twenty of his soldiers to the front line, and finally withdrew from the Tubo army and recaptured Chang'an City.
In 765, the servant Gu Huai'en rebelled, leading Hui Hui and Tubo into Kou, and Guo Ziyi wanted to ride back to the Camp of Qi, and his subordinates dissuaded him.
Guo Ziyi said: "If we go to war with them today, not only will our father and son die on the battlefield, but I sincerely go to the alliance, and if they can accept it, it will be a blessing for the four seas; if they can't accept it, although I die, the whole family can be saved." ”
Saying that he rode into the camp, he rode toward Yao Geluo on horseback, while "freeing, releasing armor, and throwing guns", that is, throwing away all the helmets, armor and weapons on his body. Finally, under his persuasion, Hui Hui united with the Tang Dynasty army to jointly deal with Tubo and won the Lingtai Victory.
Tang Dynasty Sect
Li Guangbi: Tubo invaded Chang'an, Tang Dynasty Emperor Renountain fled to Shaanzhou, issued an edict to the four sides of the Qin King, for more than a month, the various Daoist envoys were dissatisfied with the imperial court because they hated the eunuch's monopoly, and they actually did not move, and no one sent a single soldier to Guanzhong!
At that time, Emperor Tang of Tang hurriedly ordered Li Guangbi to go to Shaanzhou, and he was afraid of being framed by Yu Zhao'en and did not go. Subsequently, Tubo was defeated by Guo Ziyi, and after Emperor Tang returned to Chang'an, he appointed Li Guangbi as the defender of the Eastern Capital, and Li Guangbi used the old edict to return to Xuzhou to collect rents.
Later, Emperor Tang dynasty again ordered Li Guangbi to enter the dynasty, and Li Guangbi was afraid of the eunuchs Yu Chao'en and Cheng Yuanzhen, but still did not dare to go to Chang'an to see the driver, and the general Tian Shengong and others had a great change in their attitude of reverence towards him.
However, Emperor Tang, who was uneasy about him at this time, took his mother to Chang'an to be raised, and his meaning was very clear. So much so that when Li Guangbi of Xuzhou was dying, his subordinates asked him about the arrangement after his death, and he sighed: "I have been in the army for many years, I can't go home to raise my mother, I am not filial piety, what else do I say?" ”
PK result Guo Ziyi won completely
Isao Tajin
Overall: Guo Ziyi is a loyal servant who is loyal to the Lord. He was first and foremost a politician, a military man, and secondly, a graceful and generous warrior.
Li Guangbi's political vision is short-sighted, his loyalty is average, and his suspicion is very heavy. Just a brilliant warrior.
Therefore, the ending of the two people in the end is very different. Regardless of historical status and fame, it is not surprising that Guo Ziyi is much higher than Li Guangbi.
Resources:
"Zhenguan Politicians and Direct Advice (Attached)" Tang Wujing
Old Book of Tang, Later Jin, Liu Xun, etc
New Book of Tang, Song Ouyang Xiu
Zizhi Tongjian, Song Sima Guang
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