Why did Wei Qing and Huo Qubing get promoted so quickly, but Li Guang didn't?

Feng Tang is easy to get old, but Li Guang is hard to seal. Li Guang became famous for fighting against the Huns, and was called "General Fei". His name made the Huns feel frightened. Even his son, Li Gan, a little-known person, was appointed as Shanhaiguan Hou before Li Guang. Isn't Li Guanglian inferior to his son? Why hasn't Li Guang been blocked in this life? I think there are mainly these reasons.

First, Li Guang didn't meet the best opportunity at the best age. The best times in Li Guang should be the periods of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty. But at that time, because of the poor strength of the Han Dynasty, it was mainly to win over the Xiongnu, and there were only small-scale conflicts with the Xiongnu, and few large-scale corps fought. Therefore, Li Guang was unable to make meritorious military service. Even the Chinese Emperor himself sighed, "What a pity! It' s really a bad time for my son to be born! " ! If your son becomes Emperor Gao, why are there feet everywhere? "

Second, Li Guang was tainted in history, which made the emperor distrust him. This historical stain is mainly due to Li Guang's private acceptance of general print given to him by Liang Wang when he suppressed the "Seven-Country Uprising". Liang Wang is the younger brother of Emperor Han Jingdi. Han Jingdi is very kind to him. When he was drunk, he said that he would pass on the throne to him in the future. But in fact, Emperor Jing's words were mainly to comfort his mother, Dou Taihou, and Dou Taihou was always wary of Liang Wang.

Therefore, the general is not allowed to Liang Wang. Although Li Guang made great contributions to pacify the "Seven-country Rebellion", he was not rewarded in the end, because Han Jing felt that Li Guang had betrayed himself. This political stain has a great influence on Li Guang's life. Not only Han Jing did not trust him, but also the later Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not trust him. Third, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed that Li Guang was incapable of leading a large corps to fight.

Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although Li Guang was famous for his many battles, he never took a large group to fight because he didn't meet a good opportunity. His fame is mainly based on his superb archery, often venturing into enemy camps, and finally miraculously returning by relying on his own intelligence and luck. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't think that such a way of fighting could lead a huge corps to fight. So every time you arrange a job, you don't give him the most important job. For example, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Wei Qing to lead an army against Xiongnu, he gave Wei a special account.

So Wei Qing arranged for Li Guang to go east. However, Li Guang thinks he should play forward. As a result, Wei Qing listened to Emperor Wu's instructions and didn't agree. Finally, Li Guang lost his way on the East Road, and returned in vain. Such bad luck, on the contrary, confirmed Emperor Wu's contempt for Li Guang, so Li Guang finally committed suicide in a rage. Fourth, Li Guang was unanimously supported by foot soldiers and respected by ministers, which made the emperor doubt him.

Li Guang is very popular with soldiers, because he often takes the lead, has clever ideas and treats soldiers well, and all the rewards are given to them. The soldiers are very supportive of him, willing to serve under him, praising him everywhere and making him famous. This had to arouse the emperor's suspicion. Gong Sunkun, the classical foreign minister, cried and told Han Jing that Han Jing should reuse Li Guang. But Han Jing just transferred Li Guang from one county to another, but he still didn't reuse it. Fifth, Li Guang was too conceited to please the emperor.

Actually, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Li Guang a chance. After he came to power, he transferred Li Guang from the border to the central government and served as the chief guard of Weiyang Palace, that is, the emperor's personal bodyguard. In fact, this is a good opportunity for Li Guang to get promoted. As long as you say a good word about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it is too easy for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to hand over the army to him and arrange for him to fight a battle and seal a Hou. But Li Guang never please the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, so that when Emperor Wu sent Wei Qing to fight, he specifically told Wei Qing not to reuse him.

Wei Qing is different from Huo Qubing. They are relatives of the emperor and know how to please Emperor Wu, so they are highly valued by Emperor Wu since childhood. Even Li Guangli, the general of the Second Division, was defeated repeatedly, because his sister was the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he often courted Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so he gained a lot of benefits. Li Guang is conceited and lofty, never like that. In fact, Li Guang didn't understand why he was difficult to seal Hou until he died. He once asked the fortune teller if he could not be blocked in this life. The fortune teller asked him if he had done anything bad. He said he killed some Qiang people who surrendered. Li Guang himself thinks this is the reason.

Obviously, he didn't figure it out in the end. However, although Li Guang didn't become a marquis, his exploits, strategy and personality were widely recognized in later generations. Tang Dezong rated him as one of the 64 famous soldiers in history and let him enjoy the temple in the city. Posthumous title, as Huairou Bo, is listed as one of the 72 famous soldiers in ancient and modern times, and can afford to be a martial arts temple. His deeds are widely sung among people. (Reference:

Historical Records and Hanshu)