Why did Li Ling, who wanted to be the second in Huo Qubing, finally choose to surrender in a crisis?
Wendi once said to Li Guang: "Unfortunately, you didn't meet the opportunity; If it was in the era of Emperor Gao, it would not be a problem to seal a Wan Huhou! " The implication set the tone for Li Guang's untimely birth and tragedy.
Emperor Xiaojing acceded to the throne, and Li Guang followed Qiu Zhou Yafu to attack Wu Chu, making great contributions at the gates of Changyi. Because Liang Wang privately awarded it to Li Guang general print, he didn't get promoted after he returned to North Korea. There is a simple reason. Li Guang privately accepted general print, which was taboo for the imperial court.
During the Liang Wudi period, Li Guang was captured alive in the battle with Xiongnu, and his military guilt was quite high, and so on. Li Guang's thought of not being reused has taken root in the heart of Emperor Wu.
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In the fourth year of Yuanshou, the Han Dynasty sent troops to crusade against Xiongnu, and Li Guang automatically requested to go several times. Emperor Wu thinks that he is old and does not allow it; It was a long time before he was allowed. Wei Qing, the general, received secret instructions from Emperor Wu, and could not let Li Guang confront Khan. Wei Qing only let Li Guang as the main wing and traveled a long way. As a result, Li Guang's army lost its guide, lost its way and could not join Wei Qing's army. Later, in order to investigate the responsibility, Wei Qing wrote a letter and reported the twists and turns of the emperor's army. After Li Guang made a complaint, he drew his sword and committed suicide.
Li Guang has three sons: Li Danghu, Li Jiao and Li Gan. The first two sons both died young, among which Li Danghu left a posthumous son, Li Ling.
The third son, Li Gan, Li Ling's uncle, has made great contributions to the Xiongnu, but he bears a grudge against Wei Qing for forcing his father Li Guang to death. Wei Qing's assassination without preparation failed, and Wei Qing was only seriously injured. Wei Qing was guilty, so he hid.
Unexpectedly, Wei Qing's nephew, Huo Qubing, knew about it, and took advantage of the opportunity to accompany Emperor Wu to Ganquan Palace for hunting, and shot and killed him from behind. Huo Qubing was loved by dignitaries at that time, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty concealed the truth, saying that a wild deer had killed him.
What happened to grandpa and uncle Li Ling shows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was ashamed of the Li family. It is not difficult to judge, Li Ling's resentment is justified!
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Second, Emperor Wu did not meet, which led to Li Ling's capture and surrender. In the autumn of the second year of Tianhan (99), Li Guangli, consort of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and general of the Second Division, led 30,000 cavalry to attack Xiongnu Right Wang Xian in Tianshan Mountain of Qilian, and Li Ling was commanded by Li Guangli, who was in charge of the trench. Li Guangli is the elder brother of Li Yannian, a captain of Xielv. Both of them are the elder brothers of Li Furen, the favorite of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and they are the home of musicians handed down from generation to generation.
After Li Ling became a famous star, how could he not feel humiliated?
There is no doubt that this humiliation is exactly the same as that felt by grandfather Li Guang under his consort Wei Qing, and it is simply the "scene reappearance" that grandfather encountered in that year. So Li Ling pleaded with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. As a result, Li Ling led 5,000 troops to the north of Juyanhai, and was surrounded by the Xiongnu Khan 80,000 troops. After eight days and eight nights of bloody battle in Liling, Yu failed to provide necessary support to Liling's department and finally surrendered to Xiongnu.
This has something to do with the improper measures taken by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty!
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty regretted letting Li Ling surrender. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Taishi to be Sima Qian's opinion on this matter. Sima Qian vigorously said: "Li Ling is filial to his relatives, loyal to his scholars, and always tries his best to save the nation. Judging from his usual performance, he has the style of a national scholar. Today, he did an unfortunate thing. Those courtiers who are afraid of death and only care about saving their lives arbitrarily frame and exaggerate their crimes. It hurts! Besides, Li Ling only led less than 5,000 infantry and went straight into the hinterland of Xiongnu, facing tens of thousands of enemy troops, which made Xiongnu forget to heal the wounded and rescue the dying and attracted all archers to besiege Li Ling. Li Ling fought thousands of miles, and the arrows were exhausted. The soldier pulled out an empty crossbow and braved the rain with white arrows. He still fights hard with the enemy, and can get the strength of the soldiers' fighting hard, even Gu Xing can't surpass him. Although defeated and captured, his record of defeating the enemy is enough to shine in the world. Li Ling did not die because he wanted to serve the Han Dynasty at an appropriate time. "
In a rage, Emperor Wu sentenced Sima Qian to corruption for libel and lobbying for Li Ling.
Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty regretted not rescuing Li Ling in time, saying, "When Li Ling is in trouble, a captain of a strong crossbow soldier should be sent to meet him. It's just that the imperial court issued a letter, and the veteran Lu Bode was treacherous, and Li Lingjun was completely annihilated. " So he sent messengers to reward those soldiers who escaped from Liling army.
Fourth, Emperor Wudi misunderstood rumors and destroyed the third family of Li Ling. After staying in Xiongnu for more than a year, Emperor Wu sent a general, Gongsun Ao, to meet Li Ling in Xiongnu. Gong Sunao's army returned in vain and said, "I have captured the prisoners, saying that the Liling Sect is only training to guard against the Han army and has no meritorious military service." Emperor Wu mistakenly listened to the rumor that Li Ling was training for the Huns, and wiped out the three clans.
Hearsay, not arguing the truth, killed Li Ling's family in vain, which led to Li Ling's complete severance from the Han Dynasty.
Later, the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Huns, and Li Ling said to the envoys, "I fought for the Han Dynasty with 5,000 Huns, and I will be defeated by death. Why should I be defeated by the Han Dynasty and punish my family? " The messenger said, "It is said that Li taught the Huns to be soldiers." Li Ling said, "It's Xu Li, not me."
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5. Ling said, "If you return to your son, your husband can't be humiliated again! "In the conversation with Su Wu, Li Ling said:" Although I am incompetent and timid, if Han Ting forgives my sin and doesn't kill my mother, I can realize my long-cherished wish under great shame. It's like Cao Mo's engagement in Yike, and I will never forget it! My whole family was arrested and killed, which became a great shame in the contemporary world. What should I care about? "This passage shows that Li Ling made a temporary compromise in order to make a comeback and serve the Han Dynasty.
A moment that should last forever? Before I knew it, it had come and gone.
After the Emperor acceded to the throne, Huo Guang, a general who had been on good terms with Li Ling, and Shangguan Jie, a general left, assisted him and sent Li Ling's old friend Ren and other three people to Xiongnu to persuade Li Ling to return to Han. At the banquet, the envoy touched the ring on the sabre (meaning "return"), touched Li Ling's foot and said loudly: "The Han Dynasty was pardoned, and the Central Plains was happy, and the master was young, supplemented by Huo Guang and Shangguan Jie!" Li Ling said: "I am already in Khufu!" (I'm already a foreigner) respond with "a gentleman can't be humiliated for the second time"