After the outbreak of the An Lushan rebellion, Tang Xuanzong sent heavy troops to guard Tongguan, the gateway of Chang'an, and the Tongguan defenders burned a fire on the beacon tower every night as a signal of peace, so the monarchs and ministers of Chang'an and the people were looking forward to the peace fire every day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Tang Xuanzong received a report that he could not see the peace fire from the Tongguan beacon tower tonight. Since the rebels stationed troops in Tongguan and approached Chang'an, the news that Tang Xuanzong didn't want to hear the most but had a premonition that sooner or later would come finally reached him: "Tongguan is lost." ”

That is to say, the gates of Chang'an have been opened, and as long as An Lushan's rebels whip to the west, cavalry will appear in the palace at any time. An Lushan's arrival was not good, Chang'an's troops were not enough to resist the rebels, and it was impossible for soldiers and horses from all over the country to be transferred for a while. At the moment of national crisis, Xuanzong has no courtiers to share his worries with.

Xuanzong was so anxious that he didn't close his eyes all night, and the next day he summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss the contingency plan. At that time, Yang Guifei's cousin Yang Guozhong served as the right minister, and he was powerful all over the world. He proposed a plan: "Go to Chengdu." ”

Because Yang Guozhong was also the envoy of Jiannan, as early as when An Lushan rebelled, he asked people to quietly store supplies in Jiannan for emergency use, so at this time he suggested entering Shu. The courtiers were so anxious that they couldn't come up with any good way, and after arguing for a while, they dispersed.

After the news of the loss of Tongguan spread, the people in Chang'an City rushed to tell each other, preparing to escape from the city. Yang Guozhong called Yang Guifei's sisters Mrs. Han, Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Qiu Guo into the palace, and persuaded Xuanzong and the concubine to leave Chang'an and go to Chengdu as soon as possible.

The next day, there were only a few people in the hall. Xuanzong pretended to announce on the Qinzheng Building that he was going to drive the expedition in person, but no one believed that this was true. That night, Tang Xuanzong informed Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu, to quietly gather the soldiers, each of whom was given a heavy reward, and more than 900 good horses were selected.

Everything was ready, and as soon as the sky was bright on June 13, Tang Xuanzong took Yang Guifei and her three sisters, as well as the prince, concubine, princess, and grandson, as well as Yang Guozhong, Chen Xuanli, and the great eunuch, and hurriedly escaped from the west gate of the forbidden palace garden, leaving those princesses, concubines and imperial grandsons outside the palace.

When the car passed by the treasury, Yang Guozhong ordered it to be burned. Xuanzong stopped and said, "Leave it to the traitors, otherwise they will rob the common people even more." ”

After Xuanzong and his entourage hurriedly escaped from Chang'an, Xuanzong sent the eunuch Wang Luoqing to the front station to inform the counties along the way to prepare to pick up. But when Xuanzong and his entourage came to Xianyang Wangxian Palace, Wang Luoqing and the county magistrate all fled, and the eunuchs asked the local officials and ordinary people for food, but no one responded.

At noon, Xuanzong was so hungry that his stomach was croaking, and Yang Guozhong had to go to the city to buy a piece of cake for Xuanzong to eat. Later, the common people finally sent coarse rice, and the rice was mixed with wheat and beans, and Xuanzong was very grateful and took out the money to pay the people. But there were no dishes and chopsticks, and the princes and grandsons all grabbed and ate with their hands, and after a while, they snatched all the coarse rice, but their bellies were still not full.

It was almost midnight that day, and the group walked to Jincheng. The county order had already fled, and Tang Xuanzong had no choice but to rest in the post house. There was no light at night, and everyone was very tired, and they all lay on the ground crookedly.

On June 14, the group stopped and walked to Ma Weiyi. The soldiers are hungry and tired, and they all have a belly of resentment. Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu, knew that the anger of the people was difficult to quell, and he thought that the root of the root was Yang Guozhong, the prime minister who had brought disaster to the country and the people, so he planned to kill Yang Guozhong to appease the soldiers, and he asked the eunuch of the East Palace to convey this idea to the crown prince Li Heng.

When Li Heng was hesitating, more than 20 Tibetan envoys surrounded Yang Guozhong's mount and asked for food. Before Yang Guozhong could answer, the surrounding soldiers shouted loudly: "Yang Guozhong has colluded with the Hu people to rebel." ”

So some soldiers shot arrows at Yang Guozhong, Yang Guozhong fled, fled to the west gate, was surrounded by the soldiers who caught up, and stabbed him to death in a burst of gunfire. The soldiers hung Yang Guozhong's head on their guns and placed it outside the door of the post house where Tang Xuanzong lived. Yang Guozhong's son, Yang Xuan, the head of the household, and Yang Guifei's sisters, Mrs. Han and Mrs. Qin Guo, were also killed in the chaos, and the soldiers surrounded the post house and shouted and refused to disperse.

There was a commotion outside, Chen Xuanli and many soldiers shouted outside the post house: "Kill Yang Guifei, kill Yang Guifei!"

Xuanzong asked Gao Lishi next to him, "What the hell is going on?"

Gao Lishi said: "Just now Prime Minister Yang was talking with the Tibetan envoys and arranging their food and drink, when a soldier came to chase and kill Prime Minister Yang, Prime Minister Yang ran away on horseback, was caught up by the soldiers, and stabbed to death. ”

"Why did they kill Prime Minister Yang?"

"Nominally, it is a foreign country, but in fact, Prime Minister Yang usually abuses his power, which has caused public anger. ”

Yang Guifei cried and said to Xuanzong: "I have persuaded my brother many times, but he just won't listen. ”

Xuanzong: "The situation is very chaotic now, people used to be afraid of him, but now they are not afraid." ”

Yang Guifei: "But I'm a weak woman and never interfere in politics, why do these people want to kill me?"

Gao Lishi said: "Guifei Niangniang, they want to count Prime Minister Yang's account on you." ”

Yang Guifei was horrified: "What should I do?"

Xuanzong said: "Yuhuan, there is me, don't worry. ”

Gao Lishi went outside and said to Chen Xuanli and other officers: "The emperor already knows about your killing of Prime Minister Yang, but Yang Guifei did not interfere in politics, and all this is none of her business, you can go back." ”

Chen Xuanli: "Father-in-law Gao, the soldiers can't be restrained now." ”

"Death to Yang Guifei! Death to Yang Guifei!" the soldiers around Chen Xuanli shouted one after another.

Chen Xuanli said to Gao Lishi: "Father-in-law Gao, after giving Yang Guifei to death, these soldiers will naturally return to the camp. ”

"How can you do this? how can you treat the concubine like this, the concubine is just a weak woman, and all this has nothing to do with her at all. ”

In the post house, Gao Lishi said to Xuanzong: "Your Majesty, all this is not about the concubine Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang persuaded his brother to do his duty, we hope that the people can be rich and happy, but let An Lushan take advantage of the loophole, let me take the concubine out of the encirclement, right?"

The crown prince Li Heng said: "Father-in-law Gao, no. These mutinous officers and soldiers have lost their minds, even if you rescue Yang Guifei, but they may kill their father, do you want to see it?"

Yang Guifei said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to protect you with the death of my concubine." ”

Gao Lishi was surprised that Yang Guifei was willing to sacrifice her life to protect Tang Xuanzong. Yang Guifei is obviously the person she loves the most, but now the person she loves is someone else, it is the old uncultivated emperor Tang Xuanzong, who is about to die, Tang Xuanzong hugged Yang Guifei and cried bitterly.

Outside, Chen Xuanli and the mutinous soldiers had already surrounded the post inn, and it was already very difficult for Gao Lishi to take Yang Guifei out now, and he was afraid that the emperor would be killed after they left, Gao Lishi's heart was very conflicted.

"Kill Yang Guifei!" The voice sounded again, and it was futile to reason with them at this time.

Xuanzong said to Yang Guifei: "How will I live without you?"

Yang Guifei: "Your Majesty, let's focus on the society of the country, isn't it very good for Concubine Mei and the princess?"

"This time I left in a hurry, and Concubine Mei and the princess did not inform me. ”

Xuanzong became six gods and no master: "Is there any other way to have both?"

The crown prince Li Heng said: "Father, if the son says something that should not be said, it is better to give up the pawn to protect the car and give Yang Guifei to death in exchange for the safety of the father." ”

Xuanzong: "No!"

Li Heng issued an order without authorization: "The servants are preparing silk cloth in the Buddhist hall, and the emperor wants to give Yang Guifei to death!"

He deliberately said it loudly, so that Chen Xuanli and the soldiers outside could hear it, and sure enough, the shouting outside quieted down. Xuanzong was still holding Yang Guifei and weeping in pain, and the two waiters pulled Yang Guifei out.

"Finally, let the emperor and the concubine say a few words!"

"Well, only a few minutes. ”

Xuanzong, Yang Guifei, and Gao Lishi went to the back room together, and Xuanzong was still saying: "Guifei, I can't leave you ......" Mother-in-law's words have come to this point, what else can I say?