Exploring the fog of the Millennium, the death of the general

At the age of ten, he left Dingxiang and won the whole army; Nineteen-year-old, three levy Hexi, open up territory; Twenty-one-year-old, commander in chief of the three armed forces, wandering north and south.

Huo Qubing, a name representing youth, courage and miracle.

He commanded the army to fight against Xiongnu several times in his life, and every time he fought, he went deep into danger and fought alone. Every time you fight, you are outnumbered and come back with a great victory!

However, this beloved son suddenly ended his life at the age of 23. Like a meteor across the night sky, dazzling, but in a hurry and hurried away, for thousands of years, countless future generations lamented!

Sima Qian, a contemporary of Huo Qubing, described Huo Qubing's funeral in great detail in Historical Records, from the appearance of the funeral procession to their clothes, to the shape of the mausoleum, and even the meaning of posthumous title, but not a word mentioned why this famous invincible warrior died young.

If someone thinks that Huo Qubing is dead, the Huns can no longer fight, and Huo Qubing's death has no influence on the historical process, then historians can remember his death or not. This statement is all wet.

"Historical Records and Biography of Xiongnu" records:

After the desert war in the north, both sides were injured, and the Huns left envoys to kiss, and the Han Dynasty sent envoys to negotiate with the Huns. However, the Huns not only refused to accept the Chinese conditions, but detained the emissary as my servant, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to wage war against Hungary again. "China regains horses" and actively prepares for war. However, at this time, Huo Qubing, as the main commander, suddenly died, and this time the second Mobei War, which is likely to completely eliminate the Huns' forces, died.

Huo Qubing's sudden death is of great significance to both China and Hungary.

Regarding the cause of Huo Qubing's death, the court will definitely announce the cause of death, otherwise how to explain to the soldiers who are about to go to war. However, Sima Qian actually missed this. He took pains to explain Huo Qubing's funeral, but he just missed the most crucial reason, which was completely irrelevant.

Throughout Sima Qian's exposition of the Sino-Hungarian War, the same is true. He collected a lot of news from the bottom, but most of it was superficial and trivial. Sima Qian did not write down the decision-making strategies and major policies that really worked in the war, which gave people the feeling of indifference and extreme.

However, this is not the result of Sima Qian's choice. On the contrary, it is the result that he has no choice. He can't get these important news at all, and he can only record history from the most superficial scenes at the bottom. After all, Sima Qian was just an ordinary person at that time, not omnipotent. He only described that turbulent history from the perspective of an ordinary intellectual. You can only remember it lightly, but you can't rewrite it, because many important things and hidden things are unknown to him.

More than two thousand years have passed, and it seems even less known to future generations. Huo Qubing's death has become an eternal mystery!

However, later generations can't help but make various speculations about the cause of Huo Qubing's death, among which the theory of death is the most weighty.

This statement first came from Sun Shao, Chu in the Western Han Dynasty. He added a paragraph in Chronology of Later Generations Since the Establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, saying that Huo Qubing died of illness through Huo Guang's mouth. However, there is no record that he has any disease.

This passage is from Huo Guang's Letter to the Emperor, which is well documented, and Chu Sunshao doesn't have to lie, so it is basically credible. Which means officially, it's death.

But Huo Qubing is a military commander who can ride and shoot well. He is often the first in the battlefield, and his physical quality is excellent, so he can't be weak and sick. 23 years old is the prime of life, the body is still rising, and it is impossible to break down from constant overwork; If there was a plague, why didn't it spread widely? Why didn't the general who fought alongside him in Mobei catch him? Why is the incubation period as long as two years?

It is hard to believe that he died of illness. Besides, if he really died of illness, why didn't Sima Qian remember? Why did he remember so many details, but missed the main reason?

The reasonable explanation is that the theory of death is just an excuse, and no one believed it at that time, and Sima Qian was no exception. He is responsible for historical facts and does not write false causes of death in history books. But he has neither the ability nor the interest to explore the real cause of Huo Qubing's death, so he has formed such a vacancy.

If Huo Qubing died abnormally, who killed him? Why did you kill him? Why did the imperial court hide?

According to historical records, there are too many things, which seem to be in a mess and there is no way to start. A lot of places can't be explained. However, if we can find a main line, can we sort out this mess?

The answer is yes, when an important person who has been neglected for a long time surfaced, all the problems were solved.

This man is Prince Liu Wei.

Ignore him, because when Huo Qubing died, the king of Wei was only twelve years old, just a child, with limited intelligence and ability, and he couldn't do many earth-shattering events.

But don't forget, this child is not alone. He represents the interests of the Weijia Group, which is closely related to his interests. He represents the interests of a series of politicians who want to profit from him, such as Prince Shaofu and Prince Taifu.

It is necessary to clarify the relationship between the prince of Yan and Wei. Prince and Wei are closely linked and integrated. The prince needs the support of Wei, and Wei needs the consolidation of his position.

In the later period of Emperor Wu's reign, he probably wanted to separate the prince from the Wei family. He didn't want the prince to rely too much on his consorts, so he tried his best to suppress the Wei family and wanted the prince to be independent. However, it turns out that the prince and Wei are inseparable at all, and they don't want to be separated. In this case, the prince and Wei both lost and won.

The main line of clearing the fog is the interests of the prince and the whole Webster group.

Let's look at some historical facts before and after Huo Qubing's death.

BC 1 19, Mobei War, Li Guang committed suicide, and Li dared to stab Wei Qing. Emperor Wu secretly respected Huo and suppressed Wei.

In BC 1 18, Li Guang invaded the cemetery of his younger brother, Prime Minister Cai Li, and committed suicide. Prince Zhai Qing of Zhuang succeeded to the throne as Prime Minister. Huo Qubing shot Li Gan.

In March of BC 1 17, Huo Qubing repeatedly asked Liu Che to make three princes king. In April, three kings were appointed, and the Emperor Wu favored the death of Lady Ji Wang. In September, Huo Qubing died.

In 1 16 BC, Wei Heng, the eldest son of Wei Qing, was beheaded as a marquis for rectifying imperial edicts.

In 65438 BC+065438 BC+05 BC, Zhang Tang, an ancient imperial counselor, was framed by Prime Minister Zhuang and his three ministers and committed suicide. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty executed Zhuang and his three ministers. Prince Zhao Zhou succeeded to the throne as Prime Minister.

In just a few years, the court was violently shaken. Two prime ministers, one general and one suggestion were killed, and three princes were enfeoffed. Great personnel changes have taken place inside and outside North Korea, which contains complex political struggles and is full of bloody smell.

This series of changes, the only benefit is the prince, that is, the Weishi Group.

Let's analyze the situation from the following points:

First, why did Liang Wudi respect Huo and restrain Wei, and the relationship between Huo Qubing and Wei after the war of bachelor in Mobei University?

After the Battle of Desert Peking University, the Ministry of Health received a very high reward, and the Ministry of Health gradually declined, one in full swing and the other at sunset. At this rate, Huo Qubing is likely to replace Wei Qing. There is a sharp interest contradiction between Huo Wei and Huo Wei.

Wei Qing is polite, gentle and generous, and attaches great importance to his family and friends. Look at the generals around him during the Mobei University War and you will know that he is a man. Gongsun 'ao was his savior, Gongsun 'he was his brother-in-law, Cao Xiang was his stepson, and Li Guang was sent to him by the emperor. ...

This is his personality. He never refuses his relatives or friends. He carries too many family interests and is the most ideal protector of the Wei family.

Huo Qubing has a completely different style of employing people. His right-hand men are almost all Xiongnu soldiers, and the selected soldiers are junior officers who can ride and shoot well. All focus on the battlefield, no relatives and friends, no human feelings, even the generals who have always been appointed by the emperor can refuse.

This way ensured his continuous victory on the battlefield, but he lost the support of relatives and nobles headed by Wei.

The rise of Huo Qubing benefited all outsiders, but the Webster family didn't get any benefits. It can be said that although Huo Qubing is a branch of the defense army, it does not represent the interests of the Wei family.

Why did Emperor Wu secretly respect Huo and restrain Wei? Because Huo Qubing is an isolated individual, no matter how high his status is, he has not formed an interest group. The people who made a fortune with Huo Qubing were the bottom people, mostly Huns. These people have no influence in North Korea, so there is no possibility of cliques in Huo Qubing and they do not pose a political threat.

Wei Qing, however, is different. Although Wei Qing has always been cautious, his body carries the interests of too many people. These people get together and have a great influence. Emperor Wu must find a way to contain him, and the means he takes is to attack Wei with fire.

When Huo Qubing was appointed general, it was the icing on the cake for the Wei family. When he threatened the status of Wei Qing, the patron saint of Wei, he was the enemy of the whole Wei family.

If after the desert war, Wei Qing faced rebellion and Huo Qubing faced separation. The beneficiaries of Webster's family absolutely don't want to see Huo Qubing replace Wei Qing, and they will try their best to keep Wei Qing.

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Second, Li Gan wounded Wei Qing incident and its background.

According to historical records, Li Gan attacked Zuoxian County in Hu Jinquan from a title of generals in ancient times, fought bravely, captured the banner of Zuoxian, beheaded many people, and gave him the title of Commissioner and 200 inn, which was widely used as doctor's advice. In a word, I blame the general for hating his father, and I wounded the general. The general kept it a secret.

From this account, we can see that after the Battle of Mobei, he was named Shanhaiguan Hou and served as a doctor. "Well-deserved" Li Gan wounded Wei Qing because of his father's revenge. This year is 1 19 BC.

Risking his life to find Wei Qing is because of his father's hatred, which conforms to the identity of a soldier who has just come down from the battlefield, and also conforms to the Li family's simple character. Wei Qing didn't say anything afterwards, but kept it a secret, which is completely in line with his always kind and concession character.

We don't know whether Wei Qing's generosity made Li Gan feel guilty, but whether Li Gan hated Wei Qing later or not, his move was enough to pave the way for the decline of the whole Lee.

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Third, the death of Cai Li and Li Gan.

In March of the following year, Prime Minister Cai Li committed suicide. He was accused of occupying a piece of land in the tomb of the former emperor.

A ridiculous reason, Cai Li is neither a fool nor a madman, and there is no sign that he is a money addict who wants money but not life. The world is so big, as a prime minister, if you want to occupy a piece of land, why not? Why did he invade the cemetery of the first emperor? Even a three-year-old child knows that this is a capital crime. Why did Prime Minister Li take such a big risk to occupy that land? What great benefits did he get by occupying this land?

Politics does not talk about causal logic. Someone pointed out with conclusive evidence that he had committed such a heinous crime that the emperor could only send someone to investigate it. Before going to prison, Cai Li committed suicide. After all, he is just a military commander with mediocre intelligence, and he is simply vulnerable in complex political struggles.

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It really doesn't make sense to say that Huo Qubing killed Li Gan for a long time, because the way he took was so stupid that it didn't do him any good, and it would bring him all kinds of potential consequences. There are thousands of better ways in the world. Why should Huo Qubing, who is extremely clever, think about it and choose this harmful and unhelpful way?

If it is not a long-simmering murder, then this incident is an emergency. After Wei Qing was injured, he closed the news to the outside world. Huo Qubing never knew about it. He only learned about Li Gan's harm to Wei Qing before or while hunting in Ganquan Palace. According to his resolute character on the battlefield, an arrow took Li Gan's life.

Why did Huo Qubing suddenly know the news? Who leaked the news to him? Why did you choose a hunting ground? What is the purpose of the person who disclosed the information?

Apart from accidental factors, if someone deliberately disclosed this matter to Huo Qubing, that person must have a very close relationship with Wei Qing, otherwise he wouldn't know that Wei Qing was injured by Li Gan.

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Choose hunting grounds, because there are many people here, and because there is enough space, Huo Qubing can kill people with bows and arrows very conveniently, just as he kills people on the battlefield.

The purpose of this person's disclosure of this matter is obvious, impeded!

It would be great if Huo Qubing did it on impulse. If Huo Qubing is not in a hurry to start work and tells the story to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, the designer's goal will be achieved, and Li Dare will die.

If someone deliberately wanted to kill Li Gan, why not do it immediately and keep it for so long?

As long as it is related to the Cai Li incident, this problem is not difficult to explain. Cai Li died in March of this year, when spring was blooming. The month when Li Gan died is not recorded in the history books, but he died while hunting in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so it should not be winter. At that time, the first year of the calendar was winter, and Li Gan's death should be after spring.

According to common sense, the death of Li Cai is likely to be the death of the next Li Cai, because to deal with the Li family, of course, we must deal with this prime minister first. Killing Li Gan is a trivial matter, so there is no need to worry at present.

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Li's uncle also died together in this year, and the Li family was uprooted. There are almost no adult men in the Li family, and no one will seek revenge on the Wei family again.

Huo Qubing was executed in an extreme way, and there were many people who sympathized with the Li family. This will inevitably bring him a lot of trouble, and even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will be somewhat dissatisfied with him. Isn't that what Wei wants to see?

Kill two birds with one stone, wexler won.

Strangely, after the Li family's power declined, their children later had the opportunity to get close to the prince and were loved by him.

If no one introduces them, how can Li Can's children enter the Prince's East Palace? The references were probably given to the children of Lee under the banner of protecting the orphans of Lee and preventing Huo Qubing from killing them again.

It was an open secret that Huo Qubing killed Li Gan at that time. There must be many witnesses at Ganquan Palace Hunting Ground. Even the little Sima Qian knew that Li Gan's family couldn't be unaware of it. It is shameful to kill his father. The prince is surrounded by two enemies of Huo Qubing, who are kept and spoiled. what does he want to do?

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Fourth, Huo Qubing, please set the mystery of the Three Princes.

Huo Qubing has been leading troops to fight since he was a teenager, and he hardly participates in state affairs. However, six years after Yuan Shou's death, a very strange thing happened. He twice took the lead in asking Emperor Wu to canonize the three princes as kings. This matter got the full support of Zhang Tang, the prime minister and ancient scholar, and it was huge, and all the officials of the Qing Dynasty joined in.

The matter of enfeoffment of Prince Huo Qubing seems to have nothing to do with it. Why should Huo Qubing be the initiator and leader? Is he bored to mind his own business when he is not fighting?

When we grasp the main line of Wang Wei, this strange thing is not surprising at all. The third prince was crowned king, and the biggest beneficiary was the prince.

Wei Zifu, the queen, has long since faded and fallen out of favor. At this time, Emperor Wu doted on Mrs. Wang and gave birth to a son, threatening the status of the prince.

After the Battle of Monan, Wei Qing got a reward from her daughter instead of a benefit seal. At this time, one of his guests advised him to send a gift to Mrs. Wang's family, and Wei Qing did so and gave half of the reward to Mrs. Wang's family. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty learned of this incident, he immediately promoted the public guest, which shows the influence of Mrs. Wang.

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What Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did was very similar to that of Qin Shihuang in many aspects. People always like to compare Qin Huang with Hanwu. After the unification of China, Qin Shihuang carried out many political reforms, the most important of which was to replace the enfeoffment system with the county system.

Qin Shihuang * * * had more than twenty sons, none of whom went abroad, but all stayed with him, which made the struggle in Gong Yu extremely fierce. Finally, one of his youngest sons forced the prince to die and sit on the throne. From the perspective of Prince Liu Wei, I am most afraid that Emperor Wudi will follow the example of Qin Shihuang and not enfeoffment the Prince. People around the prince are always reminding him not to make the same mistakes as Fu Su.

Under the system of enfeoffment, feudal monarchs enjoyed a high degree of autonomy. They can form an army, collect taxes, make laws, appoint officials and issue currency in their own feudal country, and their duties are like a country within a country. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has been trying to eliminate the influence of feudal China. Deep down, he is unwilling to create a country within a country.

Huo Qubing twice asked Liu Che to make three princes king. The first time was probably just a verbal request. Liu Che ignored it, followed by Huo Qubing's letter, and then asked to make his ministers king. Emperor Wu was helpless and ordered.

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A probe into imperial history.

I didn't expect this discussion to be echoed by ministers, and it was huge. Emperor Wu didn't want to seal the king at first. There were ministers outside, and Mrs. Wang, who was sick inside, mourned and cried. Finally, he compromised and made three princes king in the book of April this year.

When the prince who sealed the king reaches a certain age, he will leave the capital for his fief. Since then, he has been farther and farther away from the imperial power, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the status of the prince. Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Wang also passed away.

The court struggle for office ended in the prince's victory.

The matter was led by Huo Qubing and seconded by the minister, but why did such a prominent figure as Wei Qing never show his attitude? Is it to avoid suspicion? Why didn't Huo Qubing avoid suspicion? Huo Qubing is not a seasoned politician. It is impossible for him to ask for the title of three kings on a whim one day. Judging from the secondment of his later minister, it is impossible for him to have a whim. It has a deep political background and is a premeditated thing.

It is worth mentioning that Huo Qubing is only an initiator and leader. Later, when the ministers invited him again, he didn't join. He is completely detached, which shows that he is not keen on it.

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As I said before, what Huo Qubing lacks most after the northern desert war is family affection, and what it wants to save most must be family affection. At this time, if someone told him that one thing was very beneficial to Webster's, but he needed his help, Huo Qubing at this time would definitely stand up as a leader without hesitation.

Five, Huo Qubing's death and Wei Hengyuan's death in September (BC 1 17), and the first year (BC 1 16), Wei Qing's eldest son, Wei Heng, lost the Marquis. Is there a necessary connection in time? At that time, people took October as the first month of the year, that is to say, Huo Qubing died at the end of that year, which was closely linked with the second year. From Huo Qubing's death to Wei Heng's death, the shortest time may be only one day, and the longest is only one year.

According to historical records, "After the death of a title of generals in ancient times, the eldest son of General Yichun lost his position." There is no doubt that these two things are closely linked in time. Let's look at Wei Heng's accusation and correction.

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Correcting, that is, spreading the imperial edict falsely, has very serious consequences and needs to take great risks. So why should Wei Heng correct it? He took strange risks to correct it, not for trivial matters, nor for insignificant people. Then who is the object of his false imperial edict? What imperial edict did he falsely preach?

Such a heavy crime, no matter how old people are, as long as they touch these two words, death is inevitable. Why did Wei Heng just cut the marquis and not die? With Wei Qing's weight in Emperor Wu's mind at that time, can you keep this son who committed a capital crime?

Huo Qubing was only 23 years old this year. According to common sense, Wei Heng is probably just a teenager. How capable can such a teenager be? How high can it detonate? What qualifications does he have to correct it?

Six, the death of Zhang Tang.

Zhang Tang was an extremely important minister in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Deal with the witchcraft case of Empress Chen, pacify the rebellion case of King Huainan, revise the dynasty regulations, and put forward the plan of counting cars first.

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His role is not limited to a certain field. Zhang Tang appeared in almost every major political move in the early period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that he is both a decision-maker and an executor, and he combines the identity of the Chinese and foreign dynasties. Could he just be a pawn being used and manipulated?

What kind of person is Zhang Tang? Besides being ruthless and making many enemies, he was clean, and there was no money left at home after his death.

Although Zhang Tang doesn't love money, his pursuit of power is fanatical, which will inevitably affect the interests of Wei. Specifically, the dispute between Zhang Tang and the Prime Minister has the ambition to seize the position of Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister is a prince and a young man, which is closely related to the interests of Wei.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so dependent on Zhang Tang that he even visited Zhang Tang's house when he was ill. However, feudal emperors were suspicious and fickle. When people criticized Zhang Tang again and again, Emperor Wu wavered and put him in prison for examination.

Zhang Tang is a notoriously cruel official, who offends too many people at ordinary times and is quickly attacked by everyone. Finally, he committed suicide in prison. Before he died, he sent a message to Emperor Wu, saying that the man who framed him was a three-story man.

This long history is the long history of the prime minister, that is to say, they all belong to the prime minister and prince of Zhuang.

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When Zhang Tang died, Emperor Wu immediately regretted it, which was painful, but irreparable. All he could do was to anger and punish three people with a long history. The Prime Minister Zhuang Zhaiqing later committed suicide in prison.

This is a typical power struggle. The ultimate beneficiary is Prince Wei. Although they lost a young fu, Zhao Zhou, the new prime minister, was a prince. It can be said that Wei's power has not been hit, but they are likely to benefit from the power vacuum caused by Zhang Tang's death. In this incident, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was hit.

Who is the real murderer?

A series of political events, a series of personnel changes and the replacement of rights are enough to prove the complexity and fierceness of the political struggle in this period. Webster's has always been at the core of the storm and has always had the upper hand.

Lee's uncle, who regarded Wei Qing as an enemy, died. Three princes who put pressure on the prince were enfeoffed. Mrs Wang, who was competing with Wei Zifu, died. Huo Qubing, who threatened Wei Qing's status, died, as did Zhang Tang, who fought for power with the prince.

If all this is not a coincidence, then wexler's method is really scary and brilliant.

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Wexler represents a large group of people, a huge group with vital interests, and does not refer to any one person. But in this group, there must be a leader and a main planner of the plot. This person must be extremely keen on power and ruthless; This person must be very tough and have a high position in order to have enough means and weight to be competent for many complicated political struggles.

Could this man be General Wei Qing? If so, then his generosity and kindness are all in disguise. This Wei Qing is terrible. But is it possible? You know, it is not difficult to disguise for a while, but it is impossible to disguise for a lifetime.

Will this man be Wei Ruyun's son-in-law? It is difficult for us to associate that sinister and tough person with this poor woman who can't help herself. The prince is young, Wei Qing's eldest son is young, and GongSunHe is mediocre. Wei Shi, who else?

In addition to these people, there is another powerful figure in the Wei family, that is Princess Pingyang. Princess Pingyang is the eldest sister of Emperor Wu, and her mother is a powerful role who is very good at court struggle. She stood out from the fierce and complicated political struggle and sat on the throne of the queen, with her son Liu.

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As an adult, Princess Pingyang married Princess Pingyang, hence the name. Pingyang is far away from Hedong, from the capital Chang 'an, and completely divorced from politics. Princess Pingyang must have been to Pingyang County, otherwise she would not have met the Wei family who was born and raised in Pingyang County. This is enough to prove that two generations of Wei family have contact with Pingyang county officials. )

If Princess Pingyang were an ordinary woman, she would probably live in Pingyang County all her life, but she is obviously not such a person. She seized an opportunity to return to Chang 'an, stayed for a long time, and got a chance to get close to the emperor.

After returning to Chang 'an, she began to please the emperor and gain political capital. At that time, Empress Chen had no children, so she chose a dozen good women at home and prepared to give them to the emperor's younger brother. Emperor Wu finally took a fancy to the humble Wei Zifu. When she left, Princess Pingyang caressed Wei Zifu's back and said, "Even if it is expensive, I am willing to forget it." Its purpose is really obvious.

Although Wei Zifu entered the palace, his position was still humble. Queen Chen stopped her. She can only be an ordinary maid-in-waiting and can't get close to the emperor. At this time, Wei Zifu's family is still a servant of Pingyang Mansion, and their status will not change.