Chapter 97: Mawei Mutiny, Yang Yuhuan's appearance, the ancients were all confused
[In the winter of the fourteenth year of Tianbao, the Anshi Rebellion broke out. ]

[An Lushan, who was concurrently the governor of Pinglu, Fanyang, and Hedong, led his subordinate Shi Siming to rebel from Hebei in the name of carrying out a secret imperial edict to attack the then prime minister Yang Guozhong.]

[In just 10 days, An Lushan rode on his iron chariot and led his 15 cavalrymen to sweep across Hebei for thousands of miles. The leaders of various armies surrendered, and almost all of Hebei fell.]

[A huge turning point in Chinese history took place hastily in the midst of war and chaos.]

[The rebellion shook the long-peaceful Tang Empire like a bolt from the blue. Various forces were drawn into the war. The once prosperous Tang Empire was now in mourning. Almost the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were deserted and desolate.]

[Such a powerful empire collapsed almost instantly. ]

[An Lushan's power and ambition finally punctured the bubble of the splendid scene. The long-hidden danger of the empire swept everyone in the most intense way. Chang'an was no longer the splendid capital. The 72-year-old Emperor Xuanzong of Tang led several thousand troops to march forward, and fled Chang'an in the night with his family and confidants. ]

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"Confused! Confused!"

Looking at the Tang Empire filled with smoke and flames, Li Shimin was filled with grief.

As the emperor who revived the empire, this scene made Li Shimin feel as if he saw the child he had raised with great effort suddenly falling ill.

That kind of helplessness and pain, that kind of unwillingness and helplessness, perhaps few people understand.

What he found most incomprehensible was that Li Longji actually trusted a foreign minister so much. 150,000 troops were actually handed over to one person. How foolish he was.

Doesn’t Li Longji understand the importance of military power?

How could I make such a low-level mistake!

At this moment.

During the Kaiyuan period, Li Longji, who originally held a glimmer of hope, had his fantasy finally shattered by the warning from the sky, and his body could not help shaking a few times.

"Why...why is this so..."

Li Longji groaned in pain and closed his eyes in grief.

It turns out that the minister he thought was the most loyal, the one least likely to rebel, was actually a ferocious wolf behind his back!
"I am guilty. I didn't realize the ambition of this rebellious son..."

"I feel ashamed of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the world..."

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[The mutiny occurred on the third day of the emperor's escape to the west. The imperial guards stopped at Mawei Slope and pointed their spearheads at the Yang family.]

[The famous Emperor Xuanzong of Tang gave up his lover, and Yang Guifei, who was loved by everyone, was about to take the last few steps of her life. 】

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In the sky.

The scene of the Mawei Mutiny emerged.

"Are you guys mutinying?" Li Longji looked at the soldiers in front of him angrily.

"We would rather die than dare to do so!" the leading general shouted.

"Then step down!" Li Longji said sternly, "I am the Tang Dynasty!"

"Get out!"

The soldiers of the three armies looked at each other, but no one retreated.

Li Longji's face turned pale.

"Saburo."

Just when Li Longji was in a dilemma, a soft voice came to everyone's ears.

When they saw the person clearly, the ancient people of all dynasties felt as if their eyes brightened. Many people couldn't help but think of words such as "so beautiful as to make fish sink to the bottom of the water and geese fall to the ground" and "so beautiful as to shame the moon and the flowers".

"Hiss~ Is this girl Yang Yuhuan? She is indeed so beautiful that the moon and flowers are ashamed of each other. No wonder she could have bewitched Emperor Xuanzong of Tang so much."

"I now understand why Li Longji wanted to snatch his son's wife. This kind of mind would confuse anyone. If I were in his place, I would also snatch her."

"Oh my god! It's so big!" Cao Cao was heartbroken: "I wish I could be born in the same era as this girl."

Zhang Fei saw his two brothers staring at the sky intently, and rushed to block them.

"They are just a bunch of pink skeletons. What's so good about them? Don't look at them!"

"A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman." Liu Bei pushed Zhang Fei away because he blocked his view of Yang Yuhuan. "This lady is so beautiful that I have never seen such a beautiful lady before. Besides, I have fought wars all my life, so I can't enjoy myself. Third brother, don't make things worse for me."

"Alas!" Zhang Fei glanced at his eldest brother with a look of disappointment, then looked at the honest Guan Yu: "Second brother, why is your face red?"

"Nonsense!" Guan Yu denied it flatly: "I read the Spring and Autumn Annals, how could I be blinded by women's beauty!"

Guan Yu said righteously, "What I did was to keep in mind the image of this evil woman who brought disaster to the country and the people, so as to improve my resistance and avoid falling into the honey trap of the Eastern Wu in the future!"

Thinking of the scene where Sun Quan used the beauty trap on his elder brother, Zhang Fei nodded thoughtfully.

It seems reasonable.

Under the sky, Yang Yuhuan's graceful figure, fair skin, and broad mind always touched Li Shimin's nerves.

After all, both of them lived in the Tang Dynasty and had almost the same aesthetic taste. Yang Yuhuan's beauty had a much deeper impact on the people of the Tang Dynasty than in other dynasties.

Li Shimin and many civil and military officials could not take their eyes away.

I finally understand why Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was so determined to snatch his son's wife away.

If it were them, they would also grab it!
Just as people of all dynasties were marveling at Yang Yuhuan's beauty and expressing envy, jealousy and hatred for her, the soft voice of this woman once again emerged from the sky.

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"I would like to ask the general, over the years, has Yuhuan recommended any bad officials?"

"What good official would abuse his power and interfere in government affairs just because he is favored by the emperor?"

Yang Yuhuan's beautiful eyes were filled with tears as she spoke sadly: "Throughout history, there have been many female soldiers who gained power because they were favored by the emperor. General, what is the similarity between me, Yang Yuhuan, and them?"

"Yes."

"An Lushan was a traitor and Yang Guozhong was a traitor to the country, but when they were appointed generals and prime ministers, why didn't you, all the civil and military officials in the court, go and tell the emperor that you were wronged?"

"If you say there is a mistake, then all the ministers in the court, including the emperor, are you all wrong?"

Yang Guifei glanced at the many soldiers around her, stiffened her neck and cried calmly: "If any soldier feels that he is not wrong, please stand up now and kill Yuhuan!"

The only response she got was silence.

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Empress Wu Zetian looked at this scene with her eyes gradually becoming cold.

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Looking at the silent soldiers, Yang Guifei smiled contemptuously: "Yang Yuhuan is wrong. The fault is that I love dancing and music."

"But the Tang Dynasty cannot be blown away by a dance or a flute!"

"General..."

Yang Yuhuan looked at the soldiers in front of her and said, "For the stability of the Tang Dynasty, I..."

“I don’t even have children of my own…”

“As a woman, what else can I do?”

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"Tai, in my opinion, these people are not good people. What kind of ability is it to bully a weak woman?"

Zhang Fei showed disdain.

Just as Yang Yuhuan said, what kind of waves could she, a little girl locked up in the deep palace by the emperor, cause?
It was obvious that everything was done by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and all the civil and military officials. They knew that there were treacherous ministers and bad people in the court but they did not dare to make a final appeal to the emperor. Instead, they put all the blame on women. This is not what a real man does!
(End of this chapter)