Li Guang was a general in the early period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and Li Guangli was a general in the middle and late period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
Li Guang's brief introduction is as follows:
Li Guang (? -Qian 1 19), a Huaxia nationality, was born in Ji Cheng, Longxi (now Qin 'an County, Tianshui, Gansu Province), a famous China in the Western Han Dynasty, and his ancestors were Li Xin, a famous Qin Dynasty. In the 14th year of Emperor Wendi (BC 166), he joined the army to attack the Huns because of his meritorious service. Jingdi was appointed as the magistrate of seven counties in the northern border region. Emperor Wu ascended the throne and was called Weiyang Palace Guard. In the sixth year of Yuanguang (before 129), he served as general Xiaoqi, led more than 10,000 people to ride out Yanmen (now Youyunan, Shanxi) to attack the Xiongnu, and was wounded and captured because of the disparity in numbers. Xiongnu soldiers put them between two horses, and Li Guang played dead. On the way, he jumped and galloped home. Later, he served as the magistrate of Youbeiping County (Zhipinggang County, now southwest of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia). Huns are afraid of clothes and call them flying generals. They dared not attack for years. In the fourth year of Yuanshou (1 19), Li Guang was a general before the Battle of Mobei. He lost his way and failed to take part in the war, so he committed suicide in anger. Sima Qian did not say anything, and evaluated himself as a peach and plum.
In Tang Dezong, 64 famous martial arts masters such as Li Guang were enshrined in Wu Wang Chengsi, known as the sixty-four generals of Wu Wang Chengsi. Song Huizong addressed Li Guang as Huairou Bo, one of the seventy-two generals of Wu Song Temple.
Li Guangli's brief introduction is as follows:
Li Guangli
(Generals and consorts in the mid-Western Han Dynasty)
Li Guangli (? -89 years ago), a native of Zhongshan, a general in the mid-Western Han Dynasty, a consort, the eldest brother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and his uncle, another brother of Ai Changyi Wang, were named. When Li Furen was in favor, Li Yannian was a captain of Xielv, Li Guangli was a general of the Second Division, and he was named Hou Haixi for his expedition to Dawan. Li Guangli went to Dawan and Xiongnu for several times, with a mediocre record.
In the third year of Zheng He (90 BC), before Li Guangli went to the Huns, he conspired with Prime Minister Liu Quli to promote Liu Bo, the son of Li Furen, as a prince. Later, Liu Quli was beheaded, Li Guangli surrendered to the Huns, and his family was ruined. In the fourth year of Zheng He (89 BC), Li Guangli was killed one year after he surrendered to the Huns.
Many generals in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were related by marriage, and Li Guangli was no exception. He is the eldest brother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and his sister is the famous Li Furen of the Great Han Dynasty. Because of her sister's favor, Li Guangli was able to keep the appointment smartly. But strangely enough, Hanshu did not record Li Guangli's life as magnificently as it introduced Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and other similar generals. Li Guangli jumped into the big fellow's field of vision without warning, like Sister Lin who fell from the earth. Perhaps this is also an interpretation of the in-laws relationship. Your kindness is like dew, and no one can be loved by thousands. The sudden emergence of Li Furen has given the Li people, especially Li Guangli, who have been unknown for a long time, a chance to get ahead. At that time, the simplest way to increase ranks and ranks was military service. In this way, Emperor Wu took the opportunity to establish Li Guangli as the general of conquering Dawan.
But this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was blinded by love and chose not to check. Li Guangli's performance surprised the world. Li Guangli led tens of thousands of people out of the city, and the small countries in the western regions held fast to the city one by one without giving a bite of food. Poor man, the army won't die, but starve to death. A small Yucheng became an obstacle to the west, and it was attacked for several days in a row, causing heavy losses. Morale under defeat has been extremely low. Li Guangli consulted with all the soldiers, and all Yucheng was lost like this, let alone Dayuan. Go home quickly. So Li Guangli led the troops to retreat, and the number of soldiers who successfully withdrew from Dunhuang was less than one tenth of the number of people who participated in the war at that time. What is this concept? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Li Guangli to recruit Dayuan. It is to give yourself a long face, so as not to discredit the big fellow. However, only one-tenth of the tens of thousands of people in Li Guangli came back. What is even more pitiful is that they did not even reach the edge of Dayuan. This complete failure is undoubtedly another proof of Han's incompetence in the shaken western countries. Countries are more serious about the big fellow. "If you can't go down to a small country, you will gradually look down on the Han people, and Wanshan Ma will never come, and Wusun and Luntai will be vulnerable to the Han people." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who lost power and influence, angrily ordered: Close Yumen Pass, and those who returned by sergeant will be beheaded. Li Guangli had to stay in Dunhuang in fear.
This year, it seems that the northwest situation is not very good, Li Guangli unintelligent, the Han army against the Huns is also a crushing defeat. Faced with this situation, the courts in Dahan are divided. He thinks that Dawan is not something, and Xiongnu should be Dahan's main enemy. The big bowl can be paused. But how can Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who wants to be a good person, stop it? As a result, people, horses and things were sent, and the secondary development was great. And once again fulfilled Li Guangli, this time Li Guangli finally didn't let the emperor down. All the countries that refused to eat while watching along the way smelled blood at this time. He obediently opened the door one by one to delay the visitors. For those small countries that don't know how to live or die, like the wheel table, Li Guangli took out the courage of the big fellow and razed it unceremoniously. Han's army swept the western countries like a strong northwest wind. Dayuancheng is just around the corner, and it is about to attack the city-Dayuancheng is in civil strife, and the king is killed, and his head is dedicated to Li Guangli. In this way, outside the city of Dawan, Li Guangli and the nobles of Dawan reached a * * * understanding: Dawan should be a good horse and the big shots should not fight. In this way, Li Guangli withdrew outside Dayuan City. The Han Dynasty once again strengthened its defense in Jiuquan and northern Zhangye, and the blood BMW of the twenty cities that Liu Che dreamed of successfully belonged to this great man.
The face that Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty thought and thought was temporarily satisfied. As a commander-in-chief, Li Guangli was named the Hou of Haixi, with 8,000 restaurants, and "three military officers and nine ministers, more than 2,000 governors, more than 2,000 chiefs, more than 1,000 people under 1,000 stones, and ... soldiers gave him 40,000", which shows that Emperor Wu was elated at this time. However, Li Guangli was not an excellent general. He is not on the same level as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. After the first defeat, I lived in fear like a frosted eggplant outside Yumenguan. The second victory of returning to the East is another harassment of small countries along the way. As a result, the troops that had not suffered too many casualties eventually lost to the east. Hanshu only talks about one reason-"officials are greedy and don't love soldiers." Whether the official here does not include Li Guangli or not, Li Guangli, as the commander-in-chief of the army, is duty-bound, at least it shows that he is not the material to be a commander-in-chief. He can sit in that seat only because he has a good sister.
Eleven years later, Li Guangli sent troops to attack Xiongnu again and was beheaded by Xiongnu. Li Guangli, the Hou of Haixi, was not mentioned in the eleven-year history books, which shows how thin the general who was named Hou for his meritorious military service was. Without Li Furen's pillow talk, Li Guangli, who returned from the second expedition, may be held accountable. Eleven years later, Hou Haixi didn't ask about the frontier, maybe he went to eat, drink and have fun. Eleven years later, Li Guangli never came back.
Li Guangli is only once as brilliant as a epiphyllum. Although it is disgraceful, it is actually a face project of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Before and after the whole conquest, the comparative performance of small countries in the western regions once again proved that it is very useful to make an example of others. In a political country, nothing is eternal, even if it is easy to become a quality, it is not without dignity. Li Guangli, who prospered because of nepotism, undoubtedly showed the charm of the relationship. It's hopeless to mix in political circles without any relationship, and once you have a relationship, a coward can become a hero.
Li Guangli died tragically in Xiongnu, and the history books did not record the funeral of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. At this point, Li Furen has passed away, and he is no longer a red man in the mandarin duck account of Emperor Wu. Such a duke, who has no power to speak of, naturally won't let Emperor Wu be moved by it. Maybe not pursuing is tolerance. More in the near future, because Li Guangli participated in planning the witchcraft disaster before sending troops, the royal family of Wei was destroyed. More importantly, when Liu Yuxin was killed, Emperor Wu fell into heavy remorse. He began to reflect on his behavior. Of course, he didn't let go of Li Guangli, the planner of this disaster. He stayed away from the Huns and the clan perished. Li Guangli's prince and Li Furen's son also died strangely.