Later, in the Hexi two wars, Huo Qubing defeated Xiongnu, captured Xiongnu and sacrificed to heaven, and went straight to Qilian Mountain. In the Battle of Mobei, Huo Qubing took wolves as his career and returned home in triumph!
At this time, Huo Qubing completely surpassed Wei Qing and was a well-deserved god of war in the Han Dynasty!
However, it is extremely sad and regrettable that in 1 17 BC, Huo Qubing died strangely and prematurely at the age of 24. What's the secret behind Huo Qubing's untimely death?
There are different opinions about the cause of Huo Qubing's death, and there are three main theories.
The first theory is that Huo Qubing died of natural causes because he was infected with the plague in the war.
The second argument is that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty removed Huo Qubing in order to maintain the stability of imperial power and suppress the powerful strength of the Wei Qing family in the imperial court.
The third argument is that it was the hand of the Wei Qing family, because with the support of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty and Huo Qubing's outstanding military achievements, Huo Qubing has gradually replaced Wei Qing's position in the military. Even if Wei Qing is broad-minded and tolerant, the Wei Qing family will certainly not let go of his people, especially the influence of Princess Pingyang and the Crown Prince behind the Wei Qing family. They will never tolerate Wei Qing's deprivation of military power and suppression of the Wei family's power, thus threatening the status of the prince.
The first statement is obviously incorrect for the following reasons:
1. There is no record of Huo Qubing's physical discomfort in all history books, and the record of Sima Qian, a historian of Huo Qubing's contemporaries, is also worth pondering. In Historical Records, he only used the word "pawn" to describe the death of Huo Qubing, but recorded in detail the whole process of the grand funeral held by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for Huo Qubing. With his attitude of writing history, this only shows that he didn't know the cause of Huo Qubing's death at all, indicating that the official deliberately concealed or blocked the news. As for the theory of death, I'm afraid Sima Qian didn't believe it himself, so this statement was not written in Historical Records.
2. Huo Qubing fought in the battlefield at the age of seventeen, and his physical fitness was excellent. He was in his twenties at his strongest, and it has been two years since the last battle. What kind of plague can lurk for two years before it kills people?
3. If a plague breaks out in Chang 'an, it is absolutely impossible for Huo Qubing to be the only one infected. At the same time, there is no record of plague or major deaths near Chang 'an in the history books of the same period.
The second statement is even more impossible for the following reasons:
1. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty tried his best to foster an army god of war who could compete with the Wei Qing family. How could anyone get rid of Huo Qubing and let the Wei Qing family dominate the world?
2. At that time, the Huns were still very strong, and Huo Qubing was the military god who was best at long-distance cavalry in Dahan Dynasty. How did Emperor Wudi destroy the Great Wall when war was imminent?
3. Some people think that Huo Qubing didn't want to act as a pawn to balance Wei Qing's power, but kept trying to please the Wei Qing family, making Emperor Wu feel that Wei Qing and Huo Qubing had formed an alliance against themselves, so he reluctantly moved the idea of suicide.
This statement seems reasonable, but it can't stand scrutiny. Why didn't Emperor Wu kill the more threatening Wei Qing and leave Huo Qubing behind? To say the least, Emperor Wu wanted to kill Huo Qubing. When Huo Qubing killed Li Gan, the doctor of Jiuqing in public, according to the testimony, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could kill Huo Qubing at one order to appease the people. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saved Huo Qubing.
The third statement overestimates power.
1. Later, the Wei family who was harmed by Jiang Chong was destroyed. Finally, the finger was pointed at the prince and queen. Liu Yuxi betrayed Jiang Chong in despair. A little Jiang Chong had to be killed by the prince's rebellion. Is the world-famous God of War of the Han Dynasty comparable to Jiang Chong's rats?
2. If Huo Qubing was really killed, even if there was no evidence, there would be a bloody case in Chang 'an, but after Huo Qubing's death, Chang 'an was quiet and nothing unusual happened.
3. Later, Huo Qubing's younger brother Huo Guang was appointed as the assistant minister of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and Huo Guang later made Liu Yuxi's grandson Liu Bingyi emperor. If Huo Qubing was really killed by the Wei family, how could Huo Guang make Liu's grandson emperor?
So none of the above three views is correct, so what is the reason for Huo Qubing's untimely death?
Looking through the history books carefully, the author thinks that Huo Qubing died from persecution in a complicated political environment, from the inherent defects of his aloof personality and arrogance, from the impulse of his youth, and from the tragedy of his life that he was unable to fight and was willing to give up. So Huo Qubing, the god of war, died in grief after two years of suffering. The specific reasons are as follows:
First of all, Huo Qubing was forced to death by the complicated political environment.
Huo Qubing's nephews Wei Qing and Wei Qing took good care of him and trained him to fight. From the perspective of Huo Qubing's illegitimate child, he took Wei Qing as his father. Later, Wei Qing introduced Huo Qubing to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty liked Huo Qubing's character and military ability very much, but later he gradually used Huo Qubing as a pawn to balance the Wei Qing family.
On the one hand, it is to cultivate an uncle who grew up like his father, on the other hand, it is to promote an unpredictable emperor, which is a deformity. What should young people in their twenties do? He didn't want to offend both sides, but he did. The pressure and accusations from both sides made him miserable.
Second, Huo Qubing died of the defect of unsociable personality and arrogant life.
Men of this character are doomed to have no friends, and most of their men are Xiongnu generals. They follow him only for fame and fortune, and they can't have any feelings. After the Battle of Mobei, the contradiction between Webster's Group and Huo Qubing also intensified, and there was almost no feeling.
Such a lonely person, lacking in emotion, is arrogant and unwilling to show weakness to others. He can only torture himself, indulge his emotions and indulge himself desperately.
Third, Huo Qubing died of youthful impulse.
Huo Qubing is a very emotional person. After the Battle of Mobei, due to the fact that Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty deliberately respected Huo and suppressed Wei, the influence of the group was threatened, and it alienated Huo Qubing a lot, which made Huo Qubing feel the lack of affection. He is eager to get on well with the Wei family. At this time, someone secretly provoked him. Regardless of the consequences, he asked the third prince to be king in court and made a big mistake.
The emperor's most taboo is that military commanders interfere in the emperor's family affairs. Huo Qubing, who was personally trained by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, openly took the lead in taking the side of the Prince, and his anger towards Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be imagined. Huo Qubing later found out that he had made a big mistake and wanted to die even more desperately.
Four. Huo Qubing died of a life tragedy in which he was unable to fight and was willing to give up.
After the Battle of Mobei, Li Guang committed suicide, and all Li people thought that Wei Qing was playing tricks, so most of them were resentful. Li injured Wei Qing in a rage, but Wei Qing didn't say it afterwards, but concealed it.
Later, in great pain, Huo Qubing decided to do one last thing for his uncle. Huo Qubing deliberately shot and killed Li Gan in front of everyone in the palace, and his desire for death was obvious. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't kill him, his heart died and he could never save a man who was bent on death.
Throughout the ages, heroes and teenagers, champions of the three armed forces and professional wolves, who dares to be the commander-in-chief of the big fellow? Huo Qubing, a generation of God of War, was born in humble background, withdrawn, forced by the environment, and suffered a lot in his heart! In this way, the youngest God of War in China's 5,000-year history came to the end of his life at the age of 23, which made countless descendants lament for thousands of years!
The world will always remember that he broke the myth that tarquin is invincible in the world and made great contributions.
The world will always remember that a boy of 17 years old won the first battle. A few years later, he was invincible and grew into a generation of god of war!