Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, two great military generals in the Western Han Dynasty, have made such remarkable achievements. Especially the latter, he joined the army at the age of eighteen and followed Wei Qing to fight the Huns. He only took 800 people, so he dared to make a long-distance attack. He actually killed the king of Xiongnu Grandpa's generation, captured many Xiongnu nobles and was named the champion by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. 19 years old, he marched into Hexi twice, annihilated and surrendered nearly 65,438+million Huns in Hexi, and opened the Hexi Corridor.
Compared with General Wei Qing, Huo Qubing attacked Xiongnu six times back and forth, each time with fruitful results. The farthest time, Huo Qubing directly hit Lake Baikal. Counting the Han Dynasty in the history of China, not many people can do this, so Huo Qubing is more and more dazzling in history.
However, even such a great hero could not escape his untimely death. Huo Qubing, then 24, died suddenly. Grieving, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Huo Qubing to be reburied and his tomb built next to his own, which was the highest honor of a courtier in feudal times.
Why did Huo Qubing die so early? According to the relevant data of the Western Han Dynasty, the average life expectancy of men in the Western Han Dynasty should be 50 years old. Because of the superior medical conditions, a nobleman like Huo Qubing should live longer. Moreover, as a general who sealed wolves in his professional post, his physique must be above average, but why did he die early?
Sima Qian only said one sentence about Huo Qubing's death in Historical Records? Pawn.
In other words, he couldn't figure out how Huo Qubing died. Because of this, many conjectures and hypotheses appeared one after another. Some people say that Huo Qubing died of the plague. Because he had been looking forward to fighting Xiongnu in the northwest for a long time, Huo Qubing carried the virus and finally killed him.
But this statement is not credible. If it is really caused by a virus, why did it only happen to Huo Qubing, while the generals and soldiers around him were all right? So Huo Qubing couldn't have died of the northwest plague.
Some people also put forward conspiracy theories, saying that Huo Qubing's death was caused by the murder of Wei school. Since Wei Zifu became a queen and Wei Qing became a general, the Wei family's power was in full swing, which made Emperor Wu very uneasy.
Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty intentionally elevated Huo Qubing's position, making him a fu and sharing military and political power with Wei Qing. For the people of Weishi Group, Huo Qubing was undoubtedly a pawn sent by the emperor to weaken the influence of Weishi Group. In order to prevent the influence of the Weishi Group from being weakened by the emperor, the people of the Weishi Group had to murder him.
Sounds reasonable, but it's wrong to think about it, because Huo Qubing and Webster's Group have always been on the same side. Weishi Group protects Liu Yuxin, and so does Huo Qubing. In order to make Liu a prince with peace of mind, Huo Qubing even contacted his ministers, forcing Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to seal off all his remaining three sons, completely ending their coveted status as a prince. Webster's Group once relied heavily on Huo Qubing because he could do what Webster's Group could not do or could not do.
So how did Huo Qubing die? The most reliable statement should be karoshi.
Huo Qubing made six expeditions, and each time he chose a long-distance attack to destroy the enemy in the form of mobile warfare. This way of fighting is very tiring. Moreover, the armor worn by the generals of the Western Han Dynasty at that time was forged armor, weighing 19 Jin, which became a great burden for the generals.
In addition, the armor is not conducive to air circulation, which leads to a great temperature difference between the inside and outside of the generals, and many generals have got the disease of taking off their armor. Although Huo Qubing is a young man, he looks like a young man in his twenties because of overdraft. In fact, his physiological age has reached fifty or even higher. So it is not surprising that Huo Qubing suddenly fell ill and died silently. This is the cause of sudden death from overwork for many years. It's just a pity. It's a pity for this general.