What was the reason why Li Guang lost the trust of Emperor Jing of Han?

Li Guang was once known as the "Flying General", but Li Guang was never entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and his birth was not at the right time is the best explanation. In the history of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu was a nation that could not be left out, and half of the reasons for the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty could be attributed to the Xiongnu. In the early Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty treated the Xiongnu mainly with a negotiation and defensive attitude, and Li Guang's main work in his life was mostly to fight against the Xiongnu, which basically determined that he was difficult to be favored by the monarch at that time.

1. Li Guang's proposition was not paid attention to at that time, and when it came to the flying general Li Guang, the Xiongnu issue was inevitable. The invasion of the Xiongnu on the Han nation can be said to have a long history, after Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, he knew that it was a very difficult thing to attack the Xiongnu in the north, and the Han Dynasty was founded not long ago, the foundation was not stable, he has been taking a peaceful attitude, and several new monarchs in later generations also inherited this idea. As a descendant of a famous general, Li Guang's ambition to join the army and serve the country is naturally very strong, and it is the Huns who have dealt with Li Guang all his life, but this direction was not concerned by the court at that time, and it is normal for Li Guang to be snubbed by the monarch.

Second, the Han Dynasty used multiple relatives in the Han Dynasty After the death of Liu Bang, Empress Lu once controlled the government, which is also the origin of the Han Dynasty's reuse of relatives, these people are the essence of Gaozu, they regard harmony as an excellent negotiation plan with the Xiongnu. After the rule of Wenjing, the Han Dynasty had a great degree of national strength, and at this time, an active defense policy became the main attitude of the Han Dynasty towards the Xiongnu. At this time, the power of relatives in the court was gradually increasing, and by the time of Emperor Wu, the main force of the Northern Expedition to the Xiongnu was still Wei Qing and Huo Quai.

And Li Guang was only a famous general, and he did not have a strong background at that time, so he was naturally not convinced by the monarch. <>

No matter when, only in line with the needs of the background of the times can we better exert our abilities, in order to make the best use of people, born at the wrong time can be said to be the key to Li Guang's failure to become a marquis in his life, and similarly, he was not trusted by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Emperor Wen of Han and King Liang were at odds, and it happened that Li Guang accepted King Liang's general seal letter, which made Emperor Wen of Han very angry when he knew about it.

The reason for the loss of trust was that the Western Han Dynasty dealt with the Xiongnu in the early stage mainly with a negotiation and preventive attitude, while Li Guang only wanted to fight the Xiongnu after being a military general.

The first thing Li Guang did that made the emperor intolerable: he had no political acumen and privately accepted the reward of King Liang.

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne soon after the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms", Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty ordered Zhou Yafu to go to quell the rebellion, at this time Li Guang was appointed by Zhou Yafu as the vanguard of the conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, and Li Guang also made great contributions in the campaign against the Seven Kingdoms. Li Guang made great contributions to the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and this merit was enough for him to be a marquis and a general. However, after quelling the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, not only was he not made a marquis, but Emperor Jing of Han's favor to Li Guang decreased.

In fact, Li Guang fell out of favor not because of anything else, but because Li Guang privately accepted the reward from King Liang and accepted the seal given to him by King Liang. Li Guang's acceptance of the reward of King Liang soon reached the ears of Emperor Jing of Han, and Emperor Jing of Han was of course a hundred unhappy when he learned about this, so he did not get a reward from Emperor Jing of Han after Li Guang's class returned to the court, and from the moment Li Guang accepted the seal of King Liang, Li Guang was destined to be impossible to be a marquis during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han.

Because Li Guang has no military merits. Although Li Guang is famous, he has very bad luck, and there will always be some problems in every battle, and he has not been able to achieve military merits.

Li Guang lost the trust of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty probably because Li Guang was already old and his military exploits were not as prominent as before, so he was gradually alienated by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.

This is because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that Li Guang's military and combat talents were very good, and his ability to lead troops was also very strong, but Li Guang did not belong to the highest level of military generals, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to hang Li Guang and not give him the title of marquis, so as to motivate him to fight better for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The reason why Li Guang has never been given the title of marquis is because Li Guang is personally ill-fated, and because of the relevant military camps, it has also affected his road to marquis.

This is simply a false proposition! What real credit does Li Guang have, is his net score enough to be the standard of the marquis? If he can meet the standard of the marquis and does not have the marquis, then it can be discussed, now he can't meet the marquis standard at all, it is appropriate not to be a marquis, and it is time to discuss it when the marquis is feuded!

The real proposition should be to discuss: Li Guang is so famous, why does he always lose battles or fail to succeed?

The main reason is that Li Guang's level of ability has not reached a certain level, and he is not particularly outstanding in command.

1. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty needed young generals and didn't trust veterans very much;

2. Li Guang is strong in defense and not good at attacking;

3. Li Guang did not meet the strategic requirements of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Nomads are good at attacking but not defending, while Han Chinese are good at defending but not good at attacking. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty"Kou can go, I can also go to the high model to destroy", that is, the art of war says that the way of others is to govern their bodies.

The middle-aged and elderly defensive general Li Guang had no Qi to adapt to the active raid strategy of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and acted slowly and passively in the Xiongnu field, which was completely the traditional style of play of the Han army, which proved many times that the lack of offensive effect on the Huns was beaten many times, and he lost the trust and support of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

He felt that Li Guang was very cruel. And ruthless and unjust. I'm afraid that after the marquis, will there be a rebellion?

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually didn't look down on Li Guang, at least not as important as Wei Qinghuo's illness, Li Guang would burst out with unimaginable abilities in a desperate situation, but it was easy to find the north in good times. The battles that Li Guang won were all smaller.

He just thought that Li Guang was a greedy person, and he was particularly insidious and cunning, and he felt that he couldn't let such a greedy person hold such an important official position, so he didn't have a marquis.

In the fourth year of Yuanzhan (119 B.C.), in the battle of Mobei, Li Guang served as a former general, from the great general Wei Qing out of the fortress, ordered to detour the Xiongnu single flank, because he lost his way, failed to participate in the war, and committed suicide in shame.

He died by suicide.

Wei Qing sent Changshi to give Li Guang dry food and wine, and by the way, he asked Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi about the situation of getting lost, and Wei Qing wanted to report the military situation to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Li Guang did not answer. Wei Qing sent the chief Shi to urgently order Li Guang's shogunate personnel to be interrogated and confronted.

Li Guang said: "The captains are not guilty, but I have lost my way, and I am now personally going to the shogunate to be tried and confronted. ”

When he arrived at the shogunate, Li Guang said to his subordinates: "I have fought against the Xiongnu more than 70 times since I was a teenager, and now I have the honor to go out with the general to fight with the army of Danyu, but the general has transferred my troops to take a circuitous and detouring road, but I got lost, isn't it providence?" Besides, I am over 60 years old, and I can no longer be insulted by those scribes.

So he drew his sword and killed himself. Lieutenant General Li Guangjun wept bitterly. When the people heard the news, whether they knew Li Guang or not, whether they were young or old, wept for it.

Li Guang's death.

It has something to do with Wei Qing.

In 119 BC (the fourth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty), Li Guang was appointed as a former general and accompanied the general Wei Qing to conquer the Xiongnu. After the army left the fortress, Wei Qing ordered Li Guangsuo's troops to merge with General You's troops and go from the east. The east road is detoured and the road is far away, and it will definitely not be able to meet the Chinese army on time, Li Guang knew this very well, so he asked Wei Qing:

I am a former general, so I should naturally be a pioneer, but you let me take the east road. I finally had the opportunity to face Shan Yu (the supreme leader of the Huns), and I was willing to rush to the front and die at the hands of Shan Yu first. ”

Before setting out on the expedition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty secretly warned Wei Qing that Li Guang was unlucky and old, so he could not let him fight Shan Yu head-on, so as not to make a mistake. At the same time, Wei Qing also has a selfish heart, his life-saving benefactor Gongsun Ao was deprived of the title of marquis by Emperor Wu not long ago, Wei Qing wanted him to fight with his central army and the Xiongnu, and give him a chance to make meritorious contributions. Therefore, Wei Qing refused to agree to Li Guang's request, and he even asked his subordinates to send the order directly to Li Guang's barracks in front of Li Guang.

Receiving such a light insult, Li Guang was also angry, and he didn't even say a word of farewell to Wei Qing, and got up and returned to his barracks with an angry face.

As Li Guang expected, the east road was far away, and there was no guide, Li Guang's troops lost their way and did not catch up with the battle against the Xiongnu. Although Wei Qing engaged the main force of the Huns, he did not catch Shan Yu, and met Li Guang when he returned to the division. Wei Qing wanted to report to Emperor Wu the reason for the failure of this operation, and his Changshi (the official in charge of the paperwork around the general) asked Li Guang why he was late?

Back in the barracks, the more Li Guang thought about it, the more he didn't feel good, and sighed: "I think I have fought more than 70 battles with the Huns in my life, and finally have the opportunity to fight with Shan Yu face to face, but I was squeezed out by Wei Qing, and I got lost without fighting, isn't this the will of God?" I am over 60 years old, how to say that I am also a veteran who has been famous for a long time, and now I am humiliated by the little envoy of the knife and pen, how can I bear it!

Thinking of this, Li Guang was so sad and indignant that he drew his knife and killed himself.

According to the "Historical Records", Li Guang committed suicide! Li Guang was ashamed to be tried after getting lost, and Li Guang, who committed suicide after taking the responsibility on his head, soon went out with the general Wei Qing to fight against the Xiongnu, and after going out of the border fortress, Wei Qing caught the enemy soldiers, and knew where Shan Yu lived, so he led the elite soldiers to chase Shan Yu, and ordered Li Guang and the team of the right general to merge and attack from the east road. The eastern road is somewhat circuitous, and the army walks in places where water and grass are lacking, and it is bound to be impossible to march in parallel.

Li Guang pleaded: "My position is a former general, but now the general has ordered me to send troops from the east road instead, besides, I have fought against the Xiongnu since I was a teenager, and I only got a chance to fight the enemy with Shan Yu today. The general Wei Qing was secretly warned by the emperor, thinking that Li Guang was old and had a bad fate, so he should not let him confront Shan Yu, and he was afraid that he would not be able to realize his wish to capture Shan Yu.

At that time, Gongsun Ao had just lost the marquis, served as a lieutenant general, and went out with the general, and the general also wanted Gongsun Ao to fight against Shan Yu with him, and deliberately transferred the former general Li Guang away. Li Guang also knew the inside story at that time, so he resolutely asked the general to receive the ** order. Wei Qing did not agree to his request.

In a fit of rage, Li Guang returned to the army without saying goodbye to Wei Qing and marched from the East Road. The army did not have a guide, lost its way, and as a result, fell behind the great general. The general fought with Shan Yu, Shan Yu fled, and Wei Qing had no results and had to return to the army.

The Great General crossed the desert on a southward journey and met the former General and the Right General. After Li Guang met with the general, he returned to his army. The general Wei Qing sent Changshi to Li Guang with dry food and wine, and by the way, he asked Li Guang about the situation of losing the road, and also sent a letter to the Son of Heaven to report the detailed military situation.

The captains are not guilty, but I myself have lost my way, and I am now personally going to the shogunate to be tried and confronted. When he arrived at the shogunate, Li Guang said to his subordinates: "I have fought more than 70 battles with the Huns since I was a teenager, and now I have the honor to follow the general to fight with the army of Danyu, but the general has transferred my troops to take a circuitous road, and I have lost my way, isn't it providence!"

Besides, I'm over 60 years old, and I can't afford to be insulted by those penmen anymore. So he drew his sword and killed himself. All the officers and men in Li Guang's army wept bitterly.

When the people heard the news, whether they knew it or not, and whether they were old or young, they all wept for Li Guang.