Yang Guifei was given to commit suicide at Ma Songpo because her brother Yang Guozhong was in disarray, and the generals had already killed Yang Guozhong, and if they did not kill Yang Guifei, the generals were uneasy and afraid that she would say bad things in front of Tang Xuanzong, so they must get rid of Yang Guifei.
It seems that Yang Guifei was dragged down by Yang Guozhong, but Yang Guifei was really innocent.
Yang Guozhong was not Yang Guifei's brother, nor was he Yang Guifei's cousin, but Yang Guifei's clan brother, that is, The Crooked Cousin. Yang Guifei and Yang Guozhong were neither the same father nor the same grandfather, but the same grandfather. Yang Guifei's father was Yang Guozhong's cousin, and when he was in Sichuan, Yang Guifei's family and Yang Guozhong's family had no contact, just a distant relative.
Yang Guozhong, whose original name was Yang Zhao, has not been engaged in business, likes to gamble, and when he was 40 years old, he was still a small, and the Yang clan did not like him, and later he also became a soldier to eat grain, engaged in Tuntian work, and was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Xindu County. Yang Guozhong attached himself to the Shu dynasty dahaoxian in Zhongtong and moved to Fufeng County. But he was still a soft-spoken man with no status.
Later, after Yang Yuhuan became a noble concubine, Yang Guozhong wanted to go to Yang Guifei, and there happened to be a Sichuan official who wanted to seduce Yang Guifei, and Yang Guozhong sent Yang Guifei a lot of gifts.
However, Yang Guozhong, a nameless pawn, could not see Yang Guifei, and Yang Guozhong's brain worked, and he first found Yang Guifei's sister Lady Yu Guo to send to the Sichuan officials to help him prepare gifts. Lady Yu Guo once had an old love affair with Yang Guozhong, at this time, Lady Yu Guo was widowed, long nights, no intention of sleeping, and the old love with Yang Guozhong, who was good friends, was rekindled.
So Lady Yu Guo recommended Yang Guozhong to Tang Xuanzong, and Yang Guozhong was clever, understanding, and observant, and would please Tang Xuanzong very much. Yang Guozhong's appointment as prime minister was not yang guifei's recommendation at all, and Yang Guifei was very innocent in this matter. Yang Guifei only knew how to sing and dance, and had never interfered in the affairs of the dynasty, nor did she have any bad intentions.
Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei were only distant relatives, but he had an uncle, Zhang Yizhi, The male favorite of Wu Zetian. After Yang Guozhong received the favor of Tang Xuanzong, he also asked Tang Xuanzong to rehabilitate Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong's brothers.
A small like Yang Guozhong, who took the line of Lady Yu Guo as an official, has been more than forty years old, which can be described as a late success. Yang Guozhong's origin is that he skillfully used all aspects of the relationship, Yang Guifei did not take the initiative to help him promote the promotion and wealth, Yang Guozhong single-mindedly pasted the line of Yang Guifei, using Yang Guifei's relationship to get close to Tang Xuanzong and win glory and wealth for himself.
Yang Guifei did not receive any benefits from Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong benefited Yang Guifei a lot, and finally tired Yang Guifei and harmed Yang Guifei. This kind of distant relative is really a pit. If Yang Guifei had not been favored by Tang Xuanzong, Yang Guozhong would not have come to Yang Guifei for the rest of his life, and they were just distant relatives without feelings.
After a person's discovery, you should be most wary of your distant relatives. When you're in trouble, he doesn't do you a little favor. Once you're out, he wants to come over and get the benefits, and even use you to do something that hurts you.
How terrible are distant relatives? Just look at Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei. If Yang Guifei did not have such a distant relative as Yang Guozhong, she would be prosperous and rich in peace and prosperity until she was old, and she would not be forced to commit suicide at Ma Songpo.
References: New Book of Tang, Old Book of Tang