Who should be the saddest person after Yang Yuhuan’s death? Interested readers and history encyclopedia editors, let’s take a look together!
Unfortunately, this kind of love was not tolerated and recognized by the world. In the end, Yang Yuhuan was forced to commit suicide. After Yang Yuhuan’s death, Tang Xuanzong was deeply saddened and would miss his lover who had been with him day and night. However, he did not know that at that time, it was not Tang Xuanzong who was the most heartbroken, but someone else who died of sadness due to Yang Yuhuan’s death. What were the past events involved?
The Fragrant and Fallen Beauty of the Tang Dynasty
When Tang Xuanzong saw Yang Yuhuan for the first time, he was deeply attracted by her beauty, and from then on, he couldn’t extricate himself. After several twists and turns, Yang Yuhuan became a monk and returned to secular life. In the end, she was eventually acquired by Tang Xuanzong and adopted as his own concubine.
Afterwards, the two crossed the age barrier and became a couple of gods and immortals. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty doted on them in every way possible, even spending a lot of money to make a beautiful woman laugh, causing people to rush 800 miles from the south to bring lychees. This is the famous historical phenomenon of “Riding a Red Dust Concubine Smile”.
But it was precisely this kind of love that made Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fall in love, ignoring the political affairs of the court. Many national affairs were not handled by anyone, and there were treacherous officials in the court who caused chaos in the court. After accumulating various problems for a long time, they naturally erupted at some point, so this led to the An Lushan Rebellion later on.
After the outbreak of this rebellion, Tang Xuanzong was still immersed in the gentle countryside, unaware of all of this. It was not until An Lushan and others led their army to suppress the border that Tang Xuanzong realized the crisis facing the Tang Dynasty at this time. Due to the sudden incident and the insufficient preparation of the Tang army at this time, Tang Xuanzong had to choose to lead everyone to flee the palace and temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
Tang Xuanzong naturally did not want to kill his beloved, but everyone threatened him. If he did not do so, all the soldiers and officials would no longer obey his instructions. In the end, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty’s country and prosperity, he was determined to execute Yang Guifei. In this way, this peerless beauty of the Tang Dynasty ended her young life on Ma Weipo with a seven foot white-collar worker given by the emperor. At this time, she was only 37 years old. This ending is truly regrettable.
Tang Minghuang’s longing
After the death of Yang Guifei, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang led his troops back to the capital and quelled the rebellion. However, he did not feel any joy in the face of this victory because he had lost the woman he loved the most in his life. After regaining his throne, he did not continue to be emperor, but chose to pass it on to his son. Afterwards, he chose to live in the palace and enjoy his remaining years.
No matter how hard he tried, he could never be resurrected after death. All he did was useless, but no matter how much effort he put in, Tang Xuanzong had no regrets. However, at the same time, his physical condition was getting worse as he grew older, and his longing became even more unbearable. Therefore, in a few years, Tang Xuanzong became depressed and came to an end. Perhaps in the eyes of the world, Tang Xuanzong should be the saddest person because of the death of Yang Guifei, but little did he know that there was another person who was even sadder than Tang Xuanzong.
Silent love is ultimately a bubble
This person, who was even more heartbroken than Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, was the mastermind behind the An Lushan Rebellion. In fact, from many legends and stories about An Lushan, we can tell that he had a different kind of emotion towards Yang Guifei. After all, Yang Guifei’s beauty is irresistible to any man, and An Lushan is no exception.
But at this time, Yang Guifei was the emperor’s woman, so she naturally dared not easily get involved. Moreover, Yang Guifei did not like him because An Lushan was born with a fat body, reportedly weighing more than 300 pounds, and was also fond of alcohol and sex on a daily basis. His appearance could be imagined to be quite ugly.
It is precisely these factors that make it difficult for An Lushan to approach Yang Guifei. However, none of this can dispel An Lushan’s love for Yang Guifei. In order to see Yang Guifei every day, he even bowed down and appointed Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Guifei as his godparents. It should be noted that Yang Guifei is younger than An Lushan, but even so, he still had to do so because he couldn’t let go of his love for such a beautiful woman in his heart.
Later on, the two gradually developed a special affection
An Lushan also often visited his “godmother” in the palace. Over time, An Lushan developed a desire to rebel. He wanted to overthrow the Tang Dynasty and defeat Emperor Xuanzong, with the ultimate goal of taking this beautiful woman for himself. Therefore, there are rumors among the people that An Lushan’s rebellion was aimed at capturing Yang Guifei,
