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Chapter 202 Li Guang's Sadness Has a Reason
"During my time?"

"Why did I get shot while lying down?"

Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, was immediately upset when he saw this.

What's the matter, if you mention a person, you have to teach him a lesson, right?
Is there any reason for this?

When did I, Liu Bang, suffer from this anger?

After thinking about it, Liu Bang's tightly clenched hands still loosened.

Forget it.

The other party is not easy to mess with.

If other people dare to criticize him, Liu Bang must cut off his pig's head.

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Why is it said that Emperor Han Wen was actually warning Li Guang?
This is like, when you were a small leader, one day your leader suddenly said to you, you are a very good leader.

This sentence, some people sound very happy.

But a smart person can hear the meaning behind it.

That is to say, you have to understand your position and don't have too many unreasonable thoughts.

Therefore, whether it is in the officialdom or on the battlefield, you must break up and analyze what others say, and don't always think how powerful you are.

During the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang was the prefect of Shangjun.

The so-called prefect is in charge of all affairs in Shangjun.

The reason why Li Guang came to Shangjun as the prefect is also ironic.

This is because a minister said to the emperor, Li Guang is a talent, and he is always sent to fight. If he is injured, it will be a great loss to the country, so he should be transferred to Shangjun, where there are not so many wars.

Emperor Han Jing agreed, and transferred Li Guang to Shangjun.

It's like buying a car, liking it so much that you can't bear to drive it, and leave it there every day.

If Li Guang is really a very capable person, how could the emperor be willing to let him go?
During the Warring States Period, after the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi excused his illness and refused to fight. King Qin Zhaoxiang invited Bai Qi in person, hoping that he could take up the responsibility.

Once, when the Xiongnu attacked Shangjun, the emperor sent Li Guang to fight.

Here is a detail, that is, Emperor Han Jing also arranged for a minister to accompany Li Guang, in the name of helping Li Guang. In fact, a discerning person can see at a glance that Emperor Han Jing is here to investigate Li Guang.

Because too many people say that Li Guang is capable, but Li Guang has never had a good record.

Therefore, Emperor Han Jing came up with such a strategy.

However, this battle did highlight Li Guang's ability.

When Li Guang's hundred-man army was surrounded by several thousand Huns, Li Guang did not run away immediately, but pretended to be calm, showing that his army was behind.

And this scheming really frightened the Xiongnu, but surrounded Li Guang on three sides.

Not only that, Li Guang also attacked the Huns several times, shooting and killing many people.

From the Huns' point of view, Li Guang's calmness must be due to the support of the army behind him, so he dared not attack rashly.

At night, the Xiongnu became more and more suspicious, so they withdrew.

Just imagine, if Li Guang turned pale with fright after seeing the Xiongnu, turned around and ran away, the Xiongnu would definitely pursue him.

And hundreds of people against thousands of people, the consequences can be imagined.

At this point, Li Guang's strategy is worth learning.

That is, when encountering difficulties and enemies, one should not lose one's position first, otherwise one's flaws will be exposed and others will take advantage of the opportunity.

Of course, Li Guang's record is relatively unbearable to some extent.

Even once, it directly led the team astray.

This is like building a military field according to the order, only to realize halfway through the construction that it turned out that the wrong project was done and the winery was built.

This is a huge loss for the entire country and the entire team.

The reason why Li Guang has not been able to become a marquis is that on the one hand, his military achievements are not enough, and on the other hand, there are problems in management.

In terms of management, there is a huge difference between Li Guang and Cheng Bushi.

Li Guang led the army, and the management was very lax.

When going out in the army, when stationed, just find a place with a water source. Once stationed, everyone can move around at will, and do not patrol at night. All military orders and government affairs are kept simple.

This is like a company without any rules and regulations. Everyone can go to work whenever they want, and leave work when they want to leave work.

Some people think that this is flat management. In fact, it also reflects the general's personal character and personal ability.

The other general, Cheng Buzhi, put a lot of effort into management.

From Cheng Bushi's point of view, Li Guang's management style must be difficult to resist when the Huns invade.

Therefore, he asked his subordinates to patrol and watch, and to observe all military discipline and military appearance, and often had to deal with military affairs all night long.

Many people hope to serve in Li Guang's army, but they don't like to join Cheng Bushi's army.

why?Going to Li Guang's side is to enjoy life, but going to Cheng Bushi's side is extremely painful.

But, is Li Guang's way really good?

For example, if one day an enemy suddenly appears in the country, it needs to be dealt with in time.

But at this time, more than half of the generals are sleeping at home, and no one is aware of this problem.

The emperor was anxiously battered in the court hall, but there was nothing he could do.

"Historical Records" said: "For a long time, Xiao Jing collapsed, and Emperor Wu was established. The left and right thought that he was a famous general, so the prefect of Guangshang County was Weiyang Weiwei, and Cheng Bushi was also Changle Weiwei."

As we all know, Li Guang's reputation is very good.

However, such a man with a good reputation, why did he run into walls everywhere, couldn't be named a marquis, and finally committed suicide?
If we look at it from a deeper level, we will understand.

"Han Feizi": Those who are rewarded for the state's merits and deeds, the people will not be beheaded by the enemy in foreign affairs, and will not rush to work hard at home.Therefore, the more treacherous ministers there are, the more victorious the rioters will be, and they will never die!

What does this sentence mean?

That is to say, it is a kind of harm to the people to be rewarded without merit.

why?Everyone is working desperately outside, risking their lives to kill the enemy, but in the end it is not as good as a person who has no credit like you.

So who will work hard for the country?

It's better to collude with those powerful people and flatter them, maybe you can get promoted faster.

Li Guang can get such a good reputation without credit, which makes people doubtful.

Moreover, according to historical records, Li Guang had no money left.

So, is all of Li Guang's money used for bribery, or to spread small favors to the people to gain their support?
Some people think that giving money to ordinary people is not a good thing?
In fact, for treacherous people, this kind of spreading of money is equivalent to an early investment.Once they gain power, all this will be reaped.

After all, wool comes from sheep.

Wang Fuzhi thinks: "Acquiring a literati because of his reputation, and he also ranks among Pan Yue and Lu Ji, intending to prolong his life to thank guests, is not a big profit or a big harm. However, Xuan Yu is out of balance. !"

These people who only rely on their reputation and have no real talent to get to the top, the higher the position, the greater the harm to the country.

why?Losing a battle may cost tens of thousands of soldiers.

Make a wrong decision, and the people of the whole country will pay for their mistakes.

It can be seen that it is very unreliable to select talents based on reputation alone.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Han Jing should be well aware of this point.

Therefore, when Li Guang led his troops, Emperor Han Jing wanted to arrange a minister to accompany him, the purpose was to investigate him.

When Li Guang repeatedly asked to accompany Wei Qing to fight, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty told Wei Qing in private, remember not to let Li Guang lead the army, this is the reason.

Perhaps, Li Guang wants to prove to the world that he is capable, and that he has a long-term ambition.

Unfortunately, no one believed him anymore.

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"Yes, no matter how great a person's reputation is, it really depends on his ability."

"It doesn't mean that he is as good as the world blows him up."

"Looking at it this way, Li Guang is such a person."

"If he is capable enough, why is Li Guang difficult to seal?"

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is not the kind of narrow-minded emperor. You must know that Wei Qinghuo Qubing has made so many meritorious deeds, and he has received awards all the same. If Li Guang has done his job, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not give him the treatment he deserves, that is It's about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

"But this kind of situation didn't happen, what can it explain?"

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Is Li Guang sad?
Of course pathos.

In the military history of China, Li Guang, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty, is undoubtedly a figure full of strong tragic color.

He fought against the Huns for more than [-] times in his life, and served as an official of [-] stones for more than [-] years, but he was not granted the title of Marquis until his death, leaving behind a sigh of "Li Guang is difficult to seal".

Sima Qian's "Biography of General Li" in "Historical Records" expressed infinite emotion and sympathy for Li Guang's experience, saying that Li Guang made future generations shed tears of "different generations and different times of depression".

However, in fact, it is to a large extent the catharsis of Sima Qian's personal emotions.

It is mixed with too many personal emotions, loves and hates.

"Historical Records" does not really reflect the truth of Li Guang, but also distorts the deep-seated reasons that caused Li Guang's tragedy, and even misleads the understanding and evaluation of later generations.

Like Wang Wei's "Veteran's Journey", "Wei Qing's invincibility is due to luck, and Li Guang's meritorious deeds are odd" and other impulsive and far-fetched poems. Li Guang is hard to seal" is a typical example of this.

In all fairness, Li Guang's tragic fate is doomed.This not only has the background of the times, but also has its own personal factors.

The era in which Li Guang lived was a critical period when a major turning point took place in the strategic policy of national defense in the Western Han Dynasty.

After the talented and generous Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, he changed "governing by doing nothing" to "making progress with action", adhering to the guiding principle of "Great Revenge" in "Gongyang Chunqiu".

Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty changed his passive defense policy of focusing on peace on the issue of the Xiongnu since Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and took active countermeasures against the invasion of the Xiongnu, concentrating the financial, material and human resources of the whole country to enhance the national defense force.

In particular, according to the needs of the Han-Hungarian War, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty strengthened the construction of the main arms, developed the cavalry on a large scale, and used the cavalry group's deep raid tactics to carry out a devastating blow to the Xiongnu noble forces.

In the face of this major strategic change, Li Guang, Cheng Bushi, etc., as generals who grew up in the environment of passive defense against the Huns, must appear to be "out of talent", unable to undertake the important task of leading the Han army to counterattack the Huns on a large scale.

They could only watch helplessly as the new generation of generals represented by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing stood out, came from behind, made great achievements, and dominated the limelight.

Of course, Li Guang's depression and disappointment lie more in the limitations of his personal military talents.

As a general who has been in battle for a long time, Li Guang is good at commanding battles, brave and good at shooting, flexible and resourceful in tactics, brave and resourceful, and dares to fight tough and evil battles.

The essence of his shooting skills can be regarded as a masterpiece, which shocked all the tribes of the Xiongnu, and was feared by the Xiongnu as "the parachutist".

However, this kind of fierceness and bravery in close combat cannot cover up Li Guangzhuo's fundamental flaws in combat and strategic command.

Li Guang once held important military positions such as general Xiaoqi and former general, and led elite soldiers to participate in the counterattack against the Huns five times.

It should be said that there are many opportunities for him to kill the enemy and make meritorious service, and to be promoted to the title of Marquis.

However, he either returned without success, or suffered a big defeat, lost his teacher and lost his general. He did not show the demeanor that a "parachutist" should have at all.

This gives people a feeling of "under the prestige, it is hard to live up to it".

Of course, it cannot be denied that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and others were among the constraints.

However, behind the simple appearance, there are essential problems.

In other words, this also explains a cruel fact to some extent: Li Guang is just a fighting general, not a real general.

He obviously lacks the great wisdom and courage in commanding strategic battles, especially he is not good at commanding large-scale cavalry groups to run long-distance raids and mobile operations.

And this is the fatal weakness of being a senior general in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and it is also the main reason why he was not allowed to be a marquis in his life.

For such an encounter, Li Guang committed suicide in shame and indignation, which was a manifestation of his lack of self-knowledge.

The grievances and grievances of Sima Qian and others are lyrics that lose their rational attitude.

Although the feelings are sympathetic, the truth is indescribable.

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In the Tai Chi Hall.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin couldn't help feeling emotional when he saw Li Guang's video.

As an Emperor Wu, he has the most say.

"Li Guang? Li Guang is hard to seal? There must be some reason."

"He was born famous, but was far surpassed by his younger generation Huo Qubing. Isn't there a problem with Li Guang himself?"

"In my opinion, the strategic thinking of the Han Dynasty in the later period was strategic attack. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed his thinking of the previous dynasty and made offense instead of defense. Li Guang didn't understand it deeply. Naturally, there was a problem with the use of tactics, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't like him very much. practice."

"Li Guang is too famous, and his fame is greater than his strength. The Huns used their superior forces to concentrate on dealing with Li Guang. Naturally, Li Guang's road to the expedition was not smooth."

"Let's talk about Li Guang again, he's too conceited!"

"He has a big temper, which emperor would like it?"

"Anyway, if Li Guang appeared in my Tang Dynasty, I would definitely not reuse him."

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Li Guang many opportunities, but he was useless when he was given the opportunity. When did he grasp it?"

Li Shimin shook his head.

"Sadness, oh, sadness..."

"There are too many tragedies in this world."

(End of this chapter)