"But make Longcheng fly, and don't teach Huma to cross the Yinshan Mountain." This is the Huns' awe of Li Guang, and also the trust and dependence of the Central Plains people on Li Guang.
But the biggest regret of Li Guang's life is that he didn't receive the title. Some outstanding generals in the Western Han Dynasty will be awarded meritorious service. Li Guang's failure to seal the marquis until his death became a lifelong regret of Li Guang. So what did Li Guang do, miss the seal?
Sima Qian's Historical Records recorded the story of a hero. He was brave and good at fighting all his life, but it was difficult to be sealed. So Li Guang has been pitied and sighed by future generations for thousands of years. He thought that Li Guang was excluded by villains and was not valued by kings, so he was not sealed until his death. However, if we understand Li Guang's story from an objective perspective, we will find that Li Guang's regret is fundamentally his own reason. He is arrogant and narrow-minded, and Tai Shigong's description of Li Guang is somewhat exaggerated.
As mentioned earlier, Li Guang is a descendant of Li Xin, a famous Qin Dynasty soldier. Li Guang as a star, nature is not bad. Li Guang's archery is very good at home, and Li Guang has practiced archery since he was a child, becoming a master shooter.
In the 14th year of Emperor Wendi, the Huns invaded and Li Guang decided to join the army. After joining the army, Li Guang killed countless enemies with superb martial arts, and was quickly reused. It stands to reason that it is only a matter of time before Li Guang's achievements are blocked, but Li Guang has too many personality problems, which is also his fatal weakness.
Li Guang, the "flying general", was fascinated by later generations. In fact, Li Guang was not defeated. Volume 24 of the Biography of Su Jian Li Guang records that Wei Yanguang was a general and set out to crusade against Xiongnu. Xiongnu soldiers, broken GuangJun, born GuangGuang. ..... after riding wide, I shoot with a bow, so I have to take it off. So in the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was a lenient official. Officials should be widely lost, born in Lu, cut it and redeem it.
This is when Li Guang fought against Xiongnu in Yanmen. Because the Huns were outnumbered, Li Guang was defeated and captured alive. Later, Li Guang used fake death to confuse the Huns to escape, but all his troops were damaged.
After Li Guang returned to the Han Dynasty, the emperor was very angry. He thought that Li Guang's behavior made the court lose face, and the army lost so much. It's unforgivable. He wanted to behead Li Guang, but later Li Guang's family paid for Li Guang's death and was banished to Shu Ren.
Thus, when Li Guang was in such a mess, "Flying General" was not invincible, but the mistake of being captured this time was not enough to ruin Li Guang's life. After all, everyone makes mistakes. Li Guang did not surrender, but was captured. Besides, Li Guang is really a capable person. What really makes it difficult for Li Guangnan to be blocked is his character and conduct.
Li Guang is extremely narrow-minded. At home, a pawn offended Li Guang and didn't make an exception to let Li Guang into the city, so Li Guang has always held a grudge against him. Later, after Li Guang was reused, he transferred the pawn to his side and later killed him. This shows how narrow-minded Li Guang is. Thus, people like Li Guang are not qualified to be Marquis.
As we all know, Li Guang committed suicide, because he disobeyed orders and lost his way in the battle. Then Li Guang drew his sword and committed suicide. How does this mean that Li Guang is narrow-minded? Because Li Guang's suicide was not because of guilt, not because he brought trouble to all the soldiers, nor because he was indebted to the imperial court.
This "Historical Records" is recorded as follows:
I am in the book today. To Mofu, widely known as its subordinates; "Guangfa and Xiongnu fought more than 70 wars. Today, fortunately, the general was Khan Bing, and the general moved widely and retreated far away, but he lost. It is not a day! Moreover, he is over sixty years old and can't get his sword and pen back. " So I cut myself with a knife.
Li Guang felt that he was over 60 years old and could not tolerate criticism from historians. He also felt that this was an act of God, without introspection.
Sima Qian wrote Historical Records to evaluate Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and criticized him in many places. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty treated Sima Qian badly, but Li Guang could not tolerate historians' comments on merits and demerits, so it was difficult for him to become a big shot.
Li Guang is not only narrow-minded but also conceited. Don't listen to orders in the battle, lax discipline, reckless. As we all know, it is the first duty of soldiers to obey orders, but Li Guang refused to obey orders by virtue of his outstanding ability and qualifications, which is also an important reason for his tragic fate.
In the Battle of Mobei, Li Guang was at war with Wei Qing, and Li Guang repeatedly requested to participate in the war. However, considering Li Guang's advanced age, Wei Qing told him not to let Li Guang go to war at that time, thinking that his life was bad, and Wei Qing didn't agree.
Later, Li Guang set out to send troops without informing Wei Qing. Because Li Guang didn't listen to orders, the army got lost and Wei Qing was also affected. He didn't capture Hun Khan alive. Later, I found Li Guang, and Li Guang committed suicide. So Li Guang's death was caused by his own conceit.
Ironically, Li Guang's son has no more brains than Li Qiang. I think this has a lot to do with heredity and Li Guang's education of his son. How can a narrow-minded person educate an open-minded offspring? After Li Guang's death, his only son, Li Gan, asserted that his father was forced to death by Wei Qing, and Li Gan stabbed Wei Qing in another war.
Wei Qing is a very open-minded person. He understands why Li Gan did this, so he didn't tell anyone about it and wanted Li Gan to live. Although Li Gan didn't necessarily appreciate it, it was later known by Wei Qing's nephew Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing and Wei Qing have always had a good relationship. How can they tolerate such a thing? So they shot Li Gan while hunting. Li Gan's behavior and tragedy can also be seen from the side of Li Guang's tragic reasons.
Finally, one of the reasons why Li Guang is difficult to be blocked is that Li Guang's life is really bad. Although Li Guang has a bad heart and conduct, where is his merit after all? It is not impossible to seal Hou, but Li Guang's luck is really close. Unfortunately, he joined the war, but he didn't succeed.
In the battle in which Li Guang was captured, the emperor said that whoever can win a great victory is the commander in chief. Li Guang led his troops to encounter the main force of Xiongnu, and being captured alive became a lifelong shame. By the time he fled back, Wei Qing had become the coach; Mayi failed in wartime; I thought I would make contributions in the last battle of my life, but I missed the opportunity because I got lost. This is really unlucky.
Generally speaking, Li Guang is difficult to be blocked in three aspects. First, his personality is too conceited. He repeatedly disobeyed orders by relying on his seniority and acted alone, which almost caused great disaster. Second, narrow-minded, the real superior should have an open mind and tolerance, and Li Guang doesn't have this, so it is difficult to take up the post.
The last point is bad luck. Sometimes luck is part of success, but it is still an important part. Li Guang's luck is really bad. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also discovered this and thought that he was unlucky and wouldn't let him lead troops. This three-in-one combination is the reason why Li Guangnan is difficult to be sealed, and it also makes people sigh.