In 755 AD, the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion made Tongguan lost, and Tang Xuanzong saw such a scene and fled directly with everyone in a hurry. When they arrived at Maweipo, the soldiers of the Sixth Army finally couldn't bear it anymore and launched a mutiny, killing Yang Guozhong, the prime minister at the time, and Yang Guifei's sister Mrs. Han was killed together.
After the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, the soldiers on the front line were struggling to support, on the other hand, the court was constantly dragging its feet, the traitors were in charge of the government, and the emperor was still enjoying himself. Such a result also allowed An Lushan's rebels to hit the doorstep, after all, long-term failure to govern the government is a fatal blow to any dynasty.
Due to the occurrence of the rebellion, the officials of all parties had already fled, and Tang Xuanzong learned that Tongguan had been lost, so he ordered to drive the imperial expedition in person, and asked Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu, to gather the walking army, and before the Anshi army arrived in the imperial city, he fled overnight with Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei and other harem maids, and arrived at the place of Maweipo.
The much-loved Yang Guifei
Yang Yuhuan is not a simple-minded woman, but a master of scheming in the court. In Yang Yuhuan's heart, he knew that the emperor's favor was only temporary, in order to be able to ensure his status in Tang Xuanzong's heart, Yang Yuhuan did not interfere in court politics, many people would think that this was a very stupid behavior, but in Yang Yuhuan's heart, this was a shrewd performance.
Of course, Yang Yuhuan was married to King Shou at the beginning, and King Shou was beautiful at that time. But with the loss of Shouwang, Yang Yuhuan also had other thoughts in his heart.
After all, Yang Yuhuan's delicate and moving face left a very deep impression on Tang Xuanzong, but with Concubine Wu Hui by his side at that time, even if Tang Xuanzong wanted to include Yang Yuhuan in the palace, he had no actual behavior. I can only suppress this deep longing.
But when Concubine Wu Hui died, Gao Lishi saw that Tang Xuanzong was depressed, so he proposed to let Tang Xuanzong make a concubine. Someone mentioned this matter, Tang Xuanzong didn't have any concerns, the first person who thought of Tang Xuanzong in his heart was Yang Yuhuan, after all, the usual obsession with Yang Yuhuan also made Tang Xuanzong think about it.
But no matter what, Yang Yuhuan is still Li Mao's wife, and it will definitely be a big scandal if Yang Yuhuan is made a concubine if he is clear. But Tang Xuanzong wanted to get Yang Yuhuan and didn't want to be saddled with a scandal, so he decided to follow Tang Gaozong's example when he was at a loss.
At that time, in order to be able to marry Wu Zetian, Tang Gaozong arranged Wu Zetian in a nearby nunnery. After all, Buddhism was very developed at that time, and Wu Zetian was also a believer in Buddhism, so everything was logical and there was no one to stop him.
Since such a thing happened before, it also made Tang Xuanzong very happy. is going to place Yang Yuhuan in a nearby Taoist temple, hoping to marry Yang Yuhuan in this way. Although the plan is very good, why Yang Yuhuan has to find a reasonable reason for becoming a monk for no reason.
Soon Tang Xuanzong had an opportunity, that is, to pray for the Empress Dowager Dou. Yang Yuhuan also entered the Taoist temple naturally, Yang Yuhuan stayed in the Taoist temple for five years, and after the five-year ordination period, Yang Yuhuan returned to the vulgar and entered the palace and was named Yang Guifei.
After entering the palace, Yang Guifei was deeply favored by Tang Xuanzong, and Tang Xuanzong also ignored other concubines. Among them, there is Concubine Mei, who ended up very miserable, Yang Yuhuan often told Concubine Mei bad things in front of Tang Xuanzong in order to consolidate his position in the harem.
Tang Xuanzong, who was obsessed with Yang Yuhuan's beauty, would naturally believe that until the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion later, Tang Xuanzong did not think of the existence of Concubine Mei at all, and the disheartened Concubine Mei threw herself into the well in the war, and the end could be described as very miserable.
It is precisely because Yang Yuhuan was favored by Tang Xuanzong that the whole family also got a lot of benefits. Yang Yuhuan's three sisters were all named Mrs. Guo and were able to enter the palace to serve the emperor. And Yang Yuhuan's father, Yang Xuanyan, was named Taiwei and Duke of Qi.
The one who benefited the most was Yang Yuhuan's cousin Yang Guozhong, because of Yang Yuhuan's relationship, Yang Guozhong had a certain status in the political high-level during the Tianbao period, and also became an important role in the Tang Dynasty's national fortune.
In this way, Tang Xuanzong favored Yang Yuhuan very much in his later years, and he didn't care about the government at all. The government was gradually controlled by Yang Guozhong, but Yang Guozhong's ability was not as good as that of the former prime minister Li Linfu, which finally led to chaos in the government and government, and also made An Lushan see the opportunity to rebel.
An Lushan was in charge of 150,000 soldiers at that time, and Tang Xuanzong trusted An Lushan very much at this time, which caused Yang Guozhong's jealousy. The contradiction between the two was also increasing day by day, until the last years of Tianbao, and finally the Anshi Rebellion broke out. An Lushan and Shi Siming joined forces to launch a rebellion.
At that time, An Lushan's reason for launching a rebellion was "Qing Jun's side, kill Yang Guozhong". After An Lushan raised his troops, due to his strong strength, he quickly broke through Tongguan. When Tang Xuanzong and others fled to Maweipo, the soldiers killed Yang Guozhong without saying anything.
Although it is said that Yang Guozhong has been killed, the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion is inseparable from Yang Yuhuan. At this time, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Tang Xuanzong could only execute Yang Yuhuan. Regarding the situation at that time, even if Tang Xuanzong tried his best to protect Yang Yuhuan, the army would not let Yang Yuhuan go.
It can be said that Tang Xuanzong's execution of Yang Yuhuan was a helpless move, and in the environment at that time, if he didn't listen to the forbidden army, presumably Tang Xuanzong's final result would not be much better.
gave Yang Yuhuan to death, destroyed the Yang family, and finally all the charges of the Anshi Rebellion were all in Yang Yuhuan. It can also calm the anger of the soldiers, which is a multi-kill thing, so Tang Xuanzong abandoned the Yang family for the sake of politics.
In this way, a forbidden army crisis was resolved, although not many people died in this crisis, but the innocent Yang Guifei was really unrelieved, just because her death could be exchanged for the safety of Emperor Xuanzong, which really made people uncomfortable.