I believe that after reading the "History", everyone will be deeply impressed by the "Biography of General Li" in it, and people who have read this article will feel a sigh of relief at Li Guang's encounter, the so-called "Feng Tang is easy to grow old, Li Guang is difficult to seal." Because this sentence is in the textbook, almost everyone knows it. Li Guang's difficulty in sealing was due to his great military merits in his lifetime and he was not able to be crowned marquis in the end.
Let's talk about General Li Guang first
The next article will talk about Li Guang's grandson Li Ling
Li Guang in film and television dramas
Li Guang(?) ~119 BC), nickname unknown, a native of Chengji, Longxi (present-day Qin'an County, Gansu Province). A famous general and national hero of the Western Han Dynasty, and a descendant of Li Xin, a famous general of the Qin Dynasty. Judging from the "Records of History", in terms of morality, he was loyal to the king and loved his pawns, ate and slept with soldiers, and experienced three emperors, namely Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Jing of Han, and Emperor Wu of Han, all of whom were loyal and devoted to serving the country regardless of personal gains and losses. In terms of ability, he dares to fight, is resourceful, and can fight well. In terms of personality, he is straightforward and frank, and he is quiet in his mouth, focusing on being able to make meritorious achievements at all times and serve the country.
He was made a flying general by his enemies (the Huns), causing them to talk about discoloration.
In the fourteenth year of Emperor Wen,during the large-scale invasion of Xiaoguan by the Xiongnu, Li Guang first joined the army against the Xiongnu as a son of the Liang family, because he was very good at archery on horseback, beheading and taking many prisoners when killing enemies, so he became a waiter of the Han Dynasty. According to the official position, he enjoys 800 stones. Li Guangchu showed courage, and Emperor Wen's few polite words seemed to be not bad: "Unfortunately, the son does not meet the time!" If Lingzi was emperor, the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households would be full of Dao! However, this statement really could not withstand scrutiny, and he obviously contributed to his own efforts, and he still had to push it to the time of Emperor Gao. This is the standard political language. This means that he was not born at the right time, if Li Guang lived in the time of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, and being enfeoffed as a ten thousand household marquis was a matter of hand pinching, then why did Emperor Wen say that Li Guang did not meet the time? The reason is probably because emperor Wen advocated Lao Tzu's "rule by doing nothing" at that time, and the current policy was to recuperate and recuperate, and to use more literature instead of using force when dealing with relations with the surrounding ethnic groups, so there were few large-scale wars, and as a soldier, Li Guang had no room to play.
Emperor Wen of Han in film and television dramas
After the Han Jing Emperor ascended to the throne, the princely states rebelled and attempted to rebel, and the main reasons for the different intentions of the princely states were the state of Wu, the state of Chu, and the state of Qi, which was the strongest of the three countries, and king Wu ruled over three counties and fifty-three cities. Wudi produces both copper and salt, is economically rich, mints money circulates throughout the country, and sea salt is trafficked everywhere. Liu Tao, the king of Wu, exempted the people in his territory from taxes, and he also received income from serving as a servant, so he won the support of the people, and he recruited many outlaws, and the country became stronger and stronger.
Emperor Jingdi of Han (left) and Chao (right)
Emperor Jingdi of Han obeyed his teacher Chao's plan and began to cut the domain, liu peng the king of Chu, was cut down to Donghai County; Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, cut off his Hejian County; Liu Ang, the king of Jiaoxi, cut off six counties; and the next spearhead was pointed at Liu Hao, the king of Wu.
Of course, Liu Hao, the king of Wu, was not satisfied, so he contacted the various states and agreed to join the army in 154 BC. Also rebelling together were Liu Peng the King of Chu, Liu Sui the King of Zhao, Liu Peiguang the King of Jinan, Liu Xian the King of Zichuan, Liu Ang the King of Jiaoxi, and Liu Xiongqu the King of Jiaodong.
Liu Hao recruited all men over the age of 14 and under the age of 60 in the feudal country to enlist, gathered more than 300,000 people, and sent people to collude with the nobles of xiongnu, Eastern Vietnam, and Minyue to raise troops to the west in the name of "please curse the mistake and take the side of the Qing Emperor", which is known as the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
At the beginning of the rebellion, the rebels progressed smoothly. The imperial court was somewhat panicked when it came to the situation, and even killed Chao at the request of the rebels. But Liu Hao was willing to call off the army, he wanted the entire Han Dynasty
Emperor Jing of Han had no way to retreat, and strengthened his determination to put down the rebellion, with Zhou Yafu as his general, Li Guang was reappointed as the lieutenant of Xiao Riding, and with the lieutenant Zhou Yafu to quell the rebellion, Changyi Chengxia, Li Guang, the capital of Xiao Riding, beheaded the general and captured the flag. The capture of the rebel banner was a great achievement on the battlefield, and it was enough to be enfeoffed. On the way back to Beijing, Li Guang was received by the King of Liang, who awarded him the seal of general Li Guang in recognition of his exploits. Li Guang didn't think much of it and happily accepted.
However, Li Guang's move was a big taboo. King Zheng of Liang sought to succeed to the throne and was supported by Empress Dowager Dou in the dynasty. Li Guang inadvertently became involved in a dispute over the storage position. King Liang was also vying for talent, and a group of civilian and military generals gathered around him. Li Guang's behavior, Ming Huang, put himself on the opposite side of the Han Jing Emperor. Therefore, the imperial court did not give Li Guang a reward, let alone a marquis. Li Guang thus lost the opportunity to be a marquis during the Jing Emperor's reign, so Although Li Guang had made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion, he was not allowed to be rewarded. He was only transferred to Shanggu Taishou and fought with the Xiongnu all day long. Gongsun Kunxian, a vassal of the state, once cried and said to Emperor Jing: "Li Guang's talent is unparalleled in the world, he is proud of his high skill, and he is constantly engaged in battles with the enemy, afraid that he will lose him." So he was appointed as the Taishou of Shangjun County, and later transferred to the Taishou of Bian County, and successively served as the Taishou of Lingxi, Yanmen, Dai County, and Yunzhong, all of which were famous for their hard fighting.
Emperor
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the national policy was changed, emperor Wen jing's "rule by doing nothing" was changed to "promising and enterprising", and the past policy of peace and pro-Xiongnu was changed to a policy of counterattack and attack. The war was changed from the defensive tactics of the past to the strategic approach of attacking in depth with cavalry corps. This was a great opportunity for soldiers to make meritorious contributions, but Li Guang was only good at close combat, riding and shooting, witing and responding to emergencies, satisfying past experience, and not establishing a new military concept and learning a new way of fighting battles.
In 129 BC, Emperor Wu of Han sent four generals Li Guang, Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He, and Wei Qing, each leading 10,000 cavalry to attack the invading Xiongnu army from the four aspects of Yanmen, Yunzhong, Dai County, and Shanggu. As a result, during the first counterattack against Hungary during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang encountered the main force of the Xiongnu, and the entire army of 10,000 cavalry was destroyed, and Li Guang himself was captured and fled back.
In 123 BC, Li Guang accompanied Wei Qing on a campaign as a partial general and was one of the six generals under Wei Qing, but Li Guang returned without success;
In 120 BC, Li Guang led 4,000 troops and encountered 40,000 cavalry of the Xiongnu Zuoxian Wang's army, but because the reinforcements led by the pig teammate Zhang Qian ran the wrong way and failed to arrive in time, resulting in another total annihilation of the army, Li Guang was reduced to a commoner.
In 119 BC, Emperor Wu of han gathered 100,000 iron horses and sent two famous generals, Wei Qing and Huo Fuyi, to launch a general attack on the Xiongnu in northern Mobei, intending to quell the Xiongnu in one fell swoop. In this year, Li Guang was over 60 years old, and after Li Guang's own struggle and the recommendation of his colleagues, he was allowed to join the crusade army. Emperor Wu was afraid that Li Guang would make a mistake and specifically ordered Wei Qing not to give him important tasks. When it was time to fight, Wei Qing transferred Li Guang to the right army and let his confidants take Li Guang's place. In this way, Li Guang lost the last possible opportunity to be enfeoffed.
Li Guang did lose his way and missed the fighter plane when marching, and according to the law, he should be held accountable, Li Guang drew his sword and committed suicide in anger and shame, and died with hatred.
After Li Guang's death, the entire army was deeply saddened. After the news of Li Guang's death spread, the people in the station also wept and sighed for him.