Li Guang's family fell into a miserable situation entirely due to the Li family's own behavior, whether it was in the Han Dynasty, Liu Che period, or the Han Jing Emperor period, they were all favored enough. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang privately accepted the rewards of the princes and kings and used the official seal. If they met other monarchs, perhaps Li Guang's family would not be able to escape the doom of death, but fortunately, they faced Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, so they avoided disaster. Subsequently, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a large-scale ** Xiongnu was launched, which was an excellent opportunity for Li Guang and other generals to be promoted to meritorious service, and Emperor Wu also gave Li Guang full opportunities.
Li Guang suffered defeats in many battles, and even lost his direction at times, his troops were completely wiped out, and he himself was captured. If the Han Dynasty had not adopted a policy of forgiveness such as the ransom system and the establishment of the Baling Commander, Li Guang might have faced even greater sacrifices. He was executed even while enforcing just laws. Although Emperor Wu of Han knew that Li Guang had abused his power, he still gave Li Guang several opportunities to continue to command the army. It is worth noting that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not a benevolent monarch, and under his rule, even if he was a high-ranking **, the slightest mistake could cost him his life. But Liu Che treated Li Guang quite leniently.
In the later decisive battle of Mobei, Wei Qing sent Li Guang to independently lead a flank army to carry out the task of encircling the Xiongnu. However, because Li Guang got lost and lost his accurate timing, the flanks of Wei Qing's Mobei Army were exposed. Although Wei Qing finally stabilized and won the battle, it also caused a serious ** of the Han army, and lost the opportunity to capture Shan Yu. In any era, such a mistake is fatal, and the blame may involve the entire race. Li Guang first made mistakes in the Han Dynasty for involving sensitive political issues, and then failed to achieve military exploits during the expedition, which made it impossible for the emperor to make him a marquis again. As for Li Kang, his problem was that although he was awarded the title of marquis by virtue of his military exploits, he later reaped the consequences of attacking Wei Qing. Being killed by Huo Qubing may have been out of the maintenance of the emperor, but it was also his personal misfortune. In contrast, Li Ling's fate was even more tragic, although he was captured for his conceit, but later due to being misunderstood, he led to the death of his loved ones. The problem lies primarily with the messenger who reported the message.
Li Guang, the only unsatisfactory thing is that the sisters did not get the marriage match of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. For the emperor, the criteria for choosing to lead an army included two points: first, he must have outstanding talent; Second, absolute loyalty to the emperor. During the campaign against the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty tended to appoint close relatives such as his brother-in-law to the main positions. As the saying goes, "Feng Tang is easy to get old, Li Guang is difficult to seal", this sentence is quite meaningful. After the witch curse, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ** nearly 100,000 people. He was fond of military exploits and obsessed with beauty. When selecting the manager, he favored his cronies, treating other peripheral generals as bait and cannon fodder, deliberately creating more opportunities for his cronies. However, there is not much discussion about the criteria and shortcomings of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is this because of respect for His Holiness? Why did Li Guang choose to commit suicide? Maybe it's because he dares to be angry and can't speak.
In fact, those generals who were not related to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were either arranged to be used as bait to attract the main Xiongnu force every time they went on an expedition, or they had to face the Xiongnu elite who were difficult to deal with. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing led the elite cavalry to take advantage of the weakness and enter the rear of the Xiongnu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was quite sophisticated in his methods, and his way of excluding and framing the famous generals of the previous dynasty was very ingenious. For example, "Di Shan" is a civil official who advocates a peaceful and pro-policy. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent him to guard the border, but he killed Di Shan by the hands of the Xiongnu. In order to make meritorious contributions to their cronies, other generals did not hesitate to sacrifice as much as they wanted. Li Guang was even more mediocre, losing troops and consuming national strength. Successive founding emperors usually worked to build a clean and efficient state, and the efforts of several generations of emperors increased the national power. However, an emperor may then emerge who has squandered the wealth accumulated by previous emperors. The fame of a general was accompanied by the sacrifice of tens of thousands of soldiers.
Don't talk about how Li Guang is. Li Guang faced the dilemma of insufficient troops and many enemy troops many times, for example, Wei Qing encountered the battle of Da Shan Yu and the main force, and he was also defeated by both sides, and even let Da Dan Yu successfully escape. In one battle, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each led 50,000 cavalry, but Liu Che's intention was for Huo Qubing to lead the most elite troops against Shan Yu's main force. Although the 50,000 cavalry led by Wei Qing encountered the situation of 10,000 of the main force of the Xiongnu, Shan Yu finally escaped. Li Guang's army lacked guides and faced a difficult route of march as it crossed the desert. Unfortunately, the route of Li Guang's army was often unfavorably arranged. In addition, Li Guang's army was located to the east of Weiqing, that is, on the right flank, while the Xiongnu Shan Yu fled to the northwest. Therefore, Li Guang's army may have been primarily responsible for preventing the main force of Xiongnu Shan Yu from joining up with the army of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu. In general, Li Guang's troops appeared somewhat dispensable in this march and fell into a difficult predicament. At the same time, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing marched urgently, not even waiting for Li Guang's support.
As a result, the most elite Han cavalry led by Huo Qubing encountered the Xiongnu Zuoxian King in battle. is not only the record of the history books, but also thinks about Liu Che's true intentions. Liu Che's goal is to hope that Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi can establish outstanding feats to show that he is good at discovering and cultivating talents, and showing his brilliant judgment of talents. He hoped to achieve the highest level of military leadership through those closest to him. However, for Li Guang, he had already been discovered to be an outstanding general during the time of Liu Che's grandfather, Emperor Wen of Han. Although Liu Che reused Li Guang, this did not show Liu Che's vision. Even if Li Guang was named a general and a great Sima, the extent of his promotion was far less than that of Wei Qing, an uncle from a humble background. Wei Qing was promoted all the way and eventually became a general and a great Sima, which was in stark contrast to Liu Che's promotion method.
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