Huo Qubing and Wei Qing are hailed as the "double walls of the empire" of the Han Dynasty, but when it comes to the celebrities who have grown up since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing can be said to be unique and unsurpassed. The most regrettable thing is Huo Qubing's untimely death, just like a meteor, fleeting. There has always been a lot of controversy about Huo Qubing’s death, so what is the truth about Huo Qubing’s death?
"The Great Emperor of Han Wu" Huo Qubing stills
The cause of the mystery of death
Tai Shigong’s "Historical Records" is the most complete book of the characters at the time. There are traces from birth to death, except that the record of the cause of Huo Qubing's death is missing.
General Huqi died three years after the Fourth Army and the sixth year of Yuanshou. The emperor's mourning, sent to the Xuanjia army, Chen from Chang'an to Maoling, Qilian Mountain as a mound. The posthumous posthumous name, combined with military and Guangdi, said Jinghuanhou.
Ma Qian of the Taishi Company spared no effort in writing in the "Records of the History", recording in detail the entire process of Huo Qubing's funeral, the specifications of the cemetery, and also explained Huo Qubing's posthumous name, but the strange thing is in the "Records of the History" by Sima Qian Can't find a word about Huo Qubing's death. In order to record the true history, Sima Qian traveled all over the country with the purpose of searching for the truth of history. So Sima Qian didn't know the truth about Huo Qubing's death, but he didn't dare to record it, but he was unwilling to make it up, so the cause of Huo Qubing's death was missing in the "Historical Records".
Huo Qubei fell ill to see Beidou
Speculation about Huo Qubing’s death
Because of the lack of records, later generations have many speculations about the cause of Huo Qubing’s death.
The first kind of guess: death
This kind of guess is drawn from the memorial of Huo Qubing’s brother Huo Guang, so most people in later generations believe that Huo Qubing is a death, but Huo Qubing Being a young man, it’s not a problem to lead soldiers for thousands of miles, how could he die of a sudden illness? So there are second and third guesses.
Huo Qubing Tomb
The second speculation: It was victimized by the Wei Group
Huo Qubing is a branch of the Wei Group. Normally, Huo Qubing’s reputation The rise will bring immeasurable benefits to the Weishi Group, but in fact, the rise of Huo Qubing is only his personal rise, which does not bring any benefits to the Weishi Group, but restricts the Weishi Group.
The biggest difference between Huo Qubing and Wei Qing is that Wei Qing represents the interests of the entire Wei Group, while Huo Qubing is an isolated individual. Moreover, the biggest bargaining chip in the hands of the Wei Group is Prince Liu Shi. If this goes on, the world will not be in the hands of the Wei Group. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty needs a person to balance the situation, and this person can only be Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing made great military exploits and was named the "Champion Hou", which was the icing on the cake for the Wei group. When Huo Qubing was confronted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Wei family, Huo Qubing was the number one enemy of the Wei group. Wei Qing is naturally open-minded and tolerant. He doesn't think about it, let alone murder Huo Qubing, but the group behind Wei Qing will not be so generous.
帝国双璧
Wei Qing is only a representative of the Wei Group. In fact, the helm of the Wei Group is Princess Ping Yang. From the moment she married Wei Qing, she was destined to We share honour and disgrace with the Wei Group, so when Huo Qubing, supported by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, threatened Wei Qing’s status, Princess Pingyang became murderous. Only she had this ability and cruel heart, so Huo Qubing died in the hands of her aunt Princess Pingyang. statement. The reason for supporting this statement is the time when Huo Qubing died. Huo Qubing died before the Second Mobei War. Through the first Mobei War, Huo Qubing’s prestige was no less than that of Wei Qing. If Huo Qubing commander-in-chief participated in the second Mobei War After the war, returning from victory, it was bound to overwhelm Wei Qing, thus incurring the murder of his aunt.
The third guess: Died at the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Huo Qubing, a young hero, pursued his uncle Wei Qing., Huo Qubing and Wei Qing grew up in different environments, which created different personalities and behaviors. Wei Juvenile suffered a lot, step by step from the grassroots level to the position of general, so he knows how to get along with others, so Wei Qing is generous, cherishes his subordinates, and knows how to be with the king; Huo Qubing Contrary to his uncle Wei Qing, Huo Qubing was favored by Emperor Wu of the Han when he was a teenager, and Emperor Wu of Han has always regarded Huo Qubing as a child. From the first time Huo Qubing went out, Emperor Wu of the Han handed over the best army to Huo Qubing. Out of the favor of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing, who grew up in this environment, had defects in his personality. He was not afraid of the heavens and the earth. In many cases, he did things entirely according to his own preferences and lacked fear of the emperor.
Huo Qubing shot Li Gan
Huo Qubing did not live up to the hope of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and soon a star will rise. Huo Qubing’s age is growing, but his character does not. Li Guang’s son Li Gan attributed his father’s death to Wei Qing’s head, so he beat Wei Qing violently. Wei Qing was a generous person. He understood Li Gan’s mood and didn’t care about it. When Huo Qubing knew about it, he shot him directly. Li Gan.
Huo Qubing, for the sake of Wei Qing, dared to shoot the prince of the big man. In the eyes of the emperor, balance is the most important thing. Only when the various forces balance each other can his throne sit securely. The Emperor Wu of the Han originally wanted to support Huo Qubing to balance Wei Qing , But now things are counterproductive, Huo Qubing did not put Han Wudi in his eyes for Wei Qing, so can Han Wudi tolerate it? The answer is no, so the ultimate mastermind of Huo Qubing's death was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
李敢
In my opinion, the possibility of Huo Qubing being murdered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is far greater than the first and third guesses, so I personally agree with the third kind. guess.
How Emperor Wu of the Han Conspired to Murder Huo Qubing
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to murder Huo Qubing, what method did he use? Historians first ruled out this method of assassination, and it could not be caused by accidental death. If this was the case, then there was no need for Sima Qian to hide the real cause of Huo Qubing’s death. Emperor Wu of the Han would not fail to announce the cause of Huo Qubing’s death. A scapegoat will do.
霍去病墓
According to the clues in the "Historical Records", the cause of death of Huo Qubing is likely to be the same as Meng Tian and Fusu of the previous dynasty. After that, a great event happened in the Han Dynasty. According to the records of "Historical Records": "Since the death of General Hussar, this general's eldest son Yichunhou has failed in his practice." Wei Qing's eldest son, Mr. Wei, was removed from the position of Marquis because of the false imperial edict. At this time, Mr. Wei was only a teenager, so the false imperial edict was not something he could do.
In the Han Dynasty, there are only two people who can instigate Wei to pass the imperial edict, one is the mother, Princess Pingyang, and the second is Emperor Wu of the Han. If Princess Pingyang is the envoy, how could Emperor Wu only dismiss Wei? Your title? After the death of Huo Qubing, the Chaotang Wei family was dominant, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would definitely use this reason to greatly weaken the Wei group.
Therefore, it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who instructed Wei Qing's eldest son to pass on the imperial decree to execute Huo Qubing, and then suppressed the Wei clique on the grounds of false imperative decree of Wei, and consolidated his centralized power.
What do you think of the cause of Huo Qubing’s death?
