In the fourteenth year of Tianbao (755 AD), the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong made An Lushan to Qingjun's side, and reversed

Yang Yuhuan

Yang Yuhuan

Yang Guozhong rebelled in the name of the army, and the soldiers pointed directly at Chang'an. In the following year, Tang Xuanzong fled to Shuzhong (now Chengdu, Sichuan) with Yang Guifei and Yang Guozhong, passing through Ma Weiyi (now west of Xingping City, Shaanxi), Chen Xuanli led the entourage of the forbidden army sergeants, unanimously demanded the execution of Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei, and then mutinied, killing Yang Guozhong with a knife.

Tang Xuanzong said that the country was loyal to the chaos, but the concubine was not guilty, and wanted to be pardoned, but the soldiers of the forbidden army thought that the concubine was a disaster to the country, and the Anshi rebellion was caused by the concubine. Tang Xuanzong accepted Gao Lishi's advice, and in order to protect himself, he had no choice but to kill Yang Guifei. In the end, Yang Guifei was given a white silk and hanged under the pear tree in the Buddhist hall at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the allusion in Bai Juyi's "Song of Long Hatred" that "the six armies are helpless, like a moth eyebrows and a horse to die".

Xuanzong returned to the palace after the Anshi Rebellion was pacified, and sent people to find Yang Guifei's body, but they were not found.

The records in the "New Tang Book" are roughly the same as those in the "Old Tang Book", so it can be seen that Yang Guifei did die in Ma Weipo. Later generations say that the concubine is not dead, which may just be a good wish. [2]

Died in the Buddha Hall

Some people say that Yang Yuhuan may have died in the Buddhist hall. "Old Tang Book: The Biography of Yang Guifei" records: Forbidden army general

In the fourteenth year of Tianbao (755 AD), the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong made An Lushan to Qingjun's side, and reversed

Yang Yuhuan

Yang Yuhuan

Yang Guozhong rebelled in the name of the army, and the soldiers pointed directly at Chang'an. In the following year, Tang Xuanzong fled to Shuzhong (now Chengdu, Sichuan) with Yang Guifei and Yang Guozhong, passing through Ma Weiyi (now west of Xingping City, Shaanxi), Chen Xuanli led the entourage of the forbidden army sergeants, unanimously demanded the execution of Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei, and then mutinied, killing Yang Guozhong with a knife.

Tang Xuanzong said that the country was loyal to the chaos, but the concubine was not guilty, and wanted to be pardoned, but the soldiers of the forbidden army thought that the concubine was a disaster to the country, and the Anshi rebellion was caused by the concubine. Tang Xuanzong accepted Gao Lishi's advice, and in order to protect himself, he had no choice but to kill Yang Guifei. In the end, Yang Guifei was given a white silk and hanged under the pear tree in the Buddhist hall at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the allusion in Bai Juyi's "Song of Long Hatred" that "the six armies are helpless, like a moth eyebrows and a horse to die".

Xuanzong returned to the palace after the Anshi Rebellion was pacified, and sent people to find Yang Guifei's body, but they were not found.

The records in the "New Tang Book" are roughly the same as those in the "Old Tang Book", so it can be seen that Yang Guifei did die in Ma Weipo. Later generations say that the concubine is not dead, which may just be a good wish. [2]

Died in the Buddha Hall

Some people say that Yang Yuhuan may have died in the Buddhist hall. "Old Tang Book: The Biography of Yang Guifei" records: Forbidden army general

Lin Fangbing, the concubine before Xiang Xiaoyu's death prayed to the Bodhisattva

Lin Fangbing, the concubine before Xiang Xiaoyu's death prayed to the Bodhisattva

After Chen Xuanli and others killed Yang Guozhong's father and son, they thought that "the thief was still there" and asked to kill Yang Guifei again to avoid future troubles. Tang Xuanzong was helpless, said goodbye to the concubine, and "died in the Buddhist room". "Zizhi Tongjian: Tang Ji" records: Tang Xuanzong ordered the eunuch Gao Lishi to take Yang Guifei to the Buddhist hall and hang her. "Supplement to the History of the Tang Kingdom" records: Gao Lishi hanged Yang Guifei to death under the pear tree in the Buddhist hall. Chen Hong's "Song of Long Hatred" records: Tang Xuanzong knew that Yang Guifei would inevitably die, but he couldn't bear to see her die, so he let people lead her away, "tossing and turning, and actually died under the ruler group." Le Shi's "Yang Taizhen's Biography" records: When Tang Xuanzong said goodbye to Yang Guifei, she "begged to worship the Buddha". Colliers then hanged the concubine under the pear tree in front of the Buddhist hall. Mr. Chen Yinke pointed out in the "Manuscript of Yuan Bai's Poems": "It can be noted that the death of the concubine under the pear tree in the history of music is probably influenced by the sentence of Xiangshan (Bai Juyi) 'a pear blossom brings rain in spring'. Goll is ridiculous. "The theory of music history comes from the "Supplement to the History of the Tang Kingdom", and Li Zhao's statement is probably influenced by "The Song of Long Hatred". Yang Guifei hanged herself in the Buddhist hall. Chen Xuanli and the generals of the Praetorian Guard watched this process, and after confirming that Yang Guifei was dead, they came out to explain to the Praetorian Guard soldiers, and it took a long time for the gathered soldiers to disperse and return. [2]

Died in the rebellion

Yang Guifei may also have died in the chaos. This theory is mainly found in some Tang poems. prevent

Zhou Jie's version of the concubine before she died

Zhou Jie's version of the concubine before she died

In the second year of Zhide (757 AD), in Chang'an, which was occupied by An Lushan, he composed a poem "The Head of the Mourning River", in which there is a sentence "Where are the bright eyes and bright teeth, and the blood-stained wandering soul cannot return", implying that Yang Guifei was not hanged to death in Ma Weiyi, because the death by hanging will not see blood. Li Yi's Seven Uniques "Crossing the Horse" and the Seven Laws "Two Songs of the Crossing the Horse" contain poems such as "Asking Jun Xiu to wash the blood of the lotus" and "Taizhen's blood stains the horse's hooves", which also reflect the scene of Yang Guifei being killed by the rebellious army and dying under the blade. Du Mu's "Thirty Rhymes of Huaqing Palace" "shouting Ma Wei's blood, scattered feather forest guns", Zhang You's "Huaqing Palace and Shesheren" "blood burying Concubine Ziyan", Wen Tingyun's "Ma Weiyi" "Returning to the soul without checking the table smoke, burying blood and burying the empty grass sorrow" and other poems, also believe that Yang Guifei's blood spattered Ma Weiyi, not hanged to death. [2]

Swallow gold and die

There are other possibilities for Yang Guifei's death, for example, some people say that she died by swallowing gold. This statement is only found in the poem "Ma Wei Xing" used by Liu Yuxi. Liu's poem once wrote: "The green field Fufeng Road, the yellow dust horse walks, the roadside Yang nobles, the tomb is three or four feet high." Nai asked

Zhong'er, when they all said that they were lucky, the military family was lucky, and the son of heaven gave up the demon concubine. The group of officials is on the door screen, the nobles are holding the emperor's clothes, the beautiful eyes are low, and the wind is the sun. The nobles drink gold dust, and they take apricot pills in their lives, and the color is really the same. Judging from this poem, Yang Guifei swallowed gold and died. Mr. Chen Yinke was quite surprised by this statement, and made a research in the "Yuan Bai Poetry Manuscript". Chen suspected that Liu Shi's words "nobles drink gold dust" were obtained from "Li'erzhong", so it was different from other people's opinions. However, Chen did not rule out that Yang Guifei may have swallowed gold before she was hanged, so it was rumored in "Li'erzhong".

The emperor returned from Shu, ordered the envoy to pay tribute, and ordered the funeral to be reburied. Li Kui, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The dragon warriors punish the country and are loyal to the country, and they will lose the country's chaos." Now the funeral of the deceased concubine is fearful, and the funeral is not feasible. "That's it. The emperor ordered the envoy to be buried in another place. At the beginning of the scab, he was wrapped in a purple mattress, and his skin was already damaged, but the sachet was still there. The internal officials are dedicated, and the emperor sees it sadly, so that the shape of the picture is in the other hall, and it is regarded day and night. (The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, Volume 51 of the Biography of Yang Guifei) [2]

Anecdotal allusion edit

Origin of the name

Yang Yuhuan's name is not written in the "Old Tang Book" and "New Tang Book", and it is not clear in the "Zizhi Tongjian".

Yang Yuhuan

Yang Yuhuan

recorded that "The Song of Long Hatred" only said that she was "Yang Xuanyan's daughter". In the ninth year of the Tang Dynasty (855), that is, about 100 years after the death of Yang Guifei, it was mentioned for the first time in the "Miscellaneous Records of the Ming Emperor" [3] compiled by Zheng Chuzhi: "Yang Guifei's small character Yuhuan". Later generations continue to use it to this day. Yang Guifei's three names "Jade Slave [12]", "Jade Niang" and "Jade Huan" are real, and the words slave, mother and ring are all a kind of foil to Yang Guifei's name in different periods. Jade slave is her childhood nickname, Jade Niang is her honorific title before her canonization, and Yuhuan is the nickname of people after she canonized her concubine and became blessed with her body. Yang Guifei's real name should be called "Yang Yu".

After Chen Xuanli and others killed Yang Guozhong's father and son, they thought that "the thief was still there" and asked to kill Yang Guifei again to avoid future troubles. Tang Xuanzong was helpless, said goodbye to the concubine, and "died in the Buddhist room". "Zizhi Tongjian: Tang Ji" records: Tang Xuanzong ordered the eunuch Gao Lishi to take Yang Guifei to the Buddhist hall and hang her. "Supplement to the History of the Tang Kingdom" records: Gao Lishi hanged Yang Guifei to death under the pear tree in the Buddhist hall. Chen Hong's "Song of Long Hatred" records: Tang Xuanzong knew that Yang Guifei would inevitably die, but he couldn't bear to see her die, so he let people lead her away, "tossing and turning, and actually died under the ruler group." Le Shi's "Yang Taizhen's Biography" records: When Tang Xuanzong said goodbye to Yang Guifei, she "begged to worship the Buddha". Colliers then hanged the concubine under the pear tree in front of the Buddhist hall. Mr. Chen Yinke pointed out in the "Manuscript of Yuan Bai's Poems": "It can be noted that the death of the concubine under the pear tree in the history of music is probably influenced by the sentence of Xiangshan (Bai Juyi) 'a pear blossom brings rain in spring'. Goll is ridiculous. "The theory of music history comes from the "Supplement to the History of the Tang Kingdom", and Li Zhao's statement is probably influenced by "The Song of Long Hatred". Yang Guifei hanged herself in the Buddhist hall. Chen Xuanli and the generals of the Praetorian Guard watched this process, and after confirming that Yang Guifei was dead, they came out to explain to the Praetorian Guard soldiers, and it took a long time for the gathered soldiers to disperse and return. [2]

Died in the rebellion

Yang Guifei may also have died in the chaos. This theory is mainly found in some Tang poems. prevent

Zhou Jie's version of the concubine before she died

Zhou Jie's version of the concubine before she died

In the second year of Zhide (757 AD), in Chang'an, which was occupied by An Lushan, he composed a poem "The Head of the Mourning River", in which there is a sentence "Where are the bright eyes and bright teeth, and the blood-stained wandering soul cannot return", implying that Yang Guifei was not hanged to death in Ma Weiyi, because the death by hanging will not see blood. Li Yi's Seven Uniques "Crossing the Horse" and the Seven Laws "Two Songs of the Crossing the Horse" contain poems such as "Asking Jun Xiu to wash the blood of the lotus" and "Taizhen's blood stains the horse's hooves", which also reflect the scene of Yang Guifei being killed by the rebellious army and dying under the blade. Du Mu's "Thirty Rhymes of Huaqing Palace" "shouting Ma Wei's blood, scattered feather forest guns", Zhang You's "Huaqing Palace and Shesheren" "blood burying Concubine Ziyan", Wen Tingyun's "Ma Weiyi" "Returning to the soul without checking the table smoke, burying blood and burying the empty grass sorrow" and other poems, also believe that Yang Guifei's blood spattered Ma Weiyi, not hanged to death. [2]

Swallow gold and die

There are other possibilities for Yang Guifei's death, for example, some people say that she died by swallowing gold. This statement is only found in the poem "Ma Wei Xing" used by Liu Yuxi. Liu's poem once wrote: "The green field Fufeng Road, the yellow dust horse walks, the roadside Yang nobles, the tomb is three or four feet high." Nai asked

Zhong'er, when they all said that they were lucky, the military family was lucky, and the son of heaven gave up the demon concubine. The group of officials is on the door screen, the nobles are holding the emperor's clothes, the beautiful eyes are low, and the wind is the sun. The nobles drink gold dust, and they take apricot pills in their lives, and the color is really the same. Judging from this poem, Yang Guifei swallowed gold and died. Mr. Chen Yinke was quite surprised by this statement, and made a research in the "Yuan Bai Poetry Manuscript". Chen suspected that Liu Shi's words "nobles drink gold dust" were obtained from "Li'erzhong", so it was different from other people's opinions. However, Chen did not rule out that Yang Guifei may have swallowed gold before she was hanged, so it was rumored in "Li'erzhong".

The emperor returned from Shu, ordered the envoy to pay tribute, and ordered the funeral to be reburied. Li Kui, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The dragon warriors punish the country and are loyal to the country, and they will lose the country's chaos." Now the funeral of the deceased concubine is fearful, and the funeral is not feasible. "That's it. The emperor ordered the envoy to be buried in another place. At the beginning of the scab, he was wrapped in a purple mattress, and his skin was already damaged, but the sachet was still there. The internal officials are dedicated, and the emperor sees it sadly, so that the shape of the picture is in the other hall, and it is regarded day and night. (The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, Volume 51 of the Biography of Yang Guifei) [2]

Anecdotal allusion edit

Origin of the name

Yang Yuhuan's name is not written in the "Old Tang Book" and "New Tang Book", and it is not clear in the "Zizhi Tongjian".

Yang Yuhuan

Yang Yuhuan

recorded that "The Song of Long Hatred" only said that she was "Yang Xuanyan's daughter". In the ninth year of the Tang Dynasty (855), that is, about 100 years after the death of Yang Guifei, it was mentioned for the first time in the "Miscellaneous Records of the Ming Emperor" [3] compiled by Zheng Chuzhi: "Yang Guifei's small character Yuhuan". Later generations continue to use it to this day. Yang Guifei's three names "Jade Slave [12]", "Jade Niang" and "Jade Huan" are real, and the words slave, mother and ring are all a kind of foil to Yang Guifei's name in different periods. Jade slave is her childhood nickname, Jade Niang is her honorific title before her canonization, and Yuhuan is the nickname of people after she canonized her concubine and became blessed with her body. Yang Guifei's real name should be called "Yang Yu".