Chen Xuanli was the most loyal to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, but why planned the Ma Weiyi Incident

To select the most loyal people in Tang Xuanzong’s life, there are no more than Chen Xuanli and Gao Lishi. Let’s not talk about Gao Lishi’s History Encyclopedia today, let’s talk about Chen Xuanli.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Chen Xuanli was one of the most loyal people in the life of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji. There is some evidence to support this statement.
Firstly, Chen Xuanli helped Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to gain control of the country. When Li Longji was not yet Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, but the King of Linzi, Chen Xuanli had already followed Li Longji. It was with the help of Chen Xuanli that Li Longji was able to launch the Tang Long coup and execute Empress Dowager Wei and Princess Anle. He helped Li Longji’s father Tang Ruizong ascend to the throne and made great contributions to Li Longji’s future as emperor.
Secondly, Chen Xuanli has always been a loyal guardian of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. During the entire 45 year reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Chen Xuanli served as the Grand General of the Forbidden Army, Longwu, who was also the overall leader of the Forbidden Army. The Forbidden Army was Tang Xuanzong’s bodyguard team, and Chen Xuanli was equivalent to the leader of Tang Xuanzong’s bodyguard team.
The emperor definitely attaches great importance to his own life safety. He must choose the person he trusts the most to protect him. During the entire reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Chen Xuanli served as his bodyguard leader. What does this mean? Chen Xuanli is very careful and meticulous in his work, and has hardly made any mistakes. And Tang Xuanzong was also very reassured by Chen Xuanli. If he had seen that Chen Xuanli was disloyal or careless in his work, he would have replaced him long ago.
Thirdly, Chen Xuanli followed Tang Xuanzong to Sichuan for life and death. In the Ma Wei Incident, Chen Xuanli and Crown Prince Li Heng united to kill Yang Guozhong and force Yang Guifei to death. You should know that in such a situation, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang must have been very resentful towards Chen Xuanli. He would definitely not spare Chen Xuanli if he saw him betray him. From this, it can be seen that it is very dangerous for Chen Xuanli to continue following Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. But Chen Xuanli did not follow Li Xiang, but continued to follow Tang Xuanzong to Sichuan, always protecting his safety.
So, since Chen Xuanli was so loyal to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, why did he plan this coup and kill Yang Guifei?
In fact, Chen Xuanli did this to help Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. After the outbreak of the An Lushan Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty faced unprecedented questioning, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang also faced unprecedented questioning. At Mawei Slope, the six armies are not deployed, and everyone is not following Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. This matter, which appears to be a problem with the Sixth Army, is actually a microcosm of the common people of the entire country questioning the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. If we don’t find a suitable scapegoat at this time. So, Tang Xuanzong and the Tang Dynasty may be overthrown by everyone, and no one is willing to protect them anymore. So, Chen Xuanli planned to organize a coup and execute Yang Guozhong, who caused chaos in the court, and Yang Guifei, who caused chaos in the palace. In this way, everyone believed that the mistake was made by Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei, and thus protected Emperor Xuanzong and the Tang Dynasty.
From this, it can also be seen that in fact, Chen Xuanli was loyal to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang from beginning to end and never betrayed him.