The true relationship between An Lushan and Concubine Yang: No scandal, just "learning to dance" together?

The initiator of the "Anshi Rebellion" Anlushan , in order to please Yang Guifei , he was willing to worship this woman 16 years younger than him as a godfather.

​​In the Tang Dynasty, there was a custom of "washing three" and , that is, on the third day of birth, a newborn should bathe him (her) and put on new clothes, in order to eliminate disasters and solve problems.

​​So, on the third day after Anlushan's birthday, "the godmother" Yang Yuhuan summoned him to the palace, first ordered someone to bathe him, and then carried him in a colorful sedan chair. A group of eunuchs and court ladies played around the 300-jin fat man.

​​Tang Xuanzong heard the joy and laughter of Concubine Yang, only to realize that this was "washing three" An Lushan. He was very happy and gave An Lushan a large sum of gold and silver on the spot as a show of grace.

​​Since then, Anlu Mountain has been nicknamed "Luer". However, this big fat man, who is too obese, has to lift his stomach when he walks, is not waiting for him. In the history of

, there is an allusion of the so-called "Claw of Lushan" .

It is said that during a banquet, An Lushan bravely joked that he wanted to take breast milk through Jiujin, and he accidentally scratched Yang Guifei's chest during the next frolicking.

​​Seeing that the "Claw of Lushan" has made a big mistake, fortunately, Gao Lishi around him is anxious, saying that the imperial concubine was injured by a cat, which resolved the murder of An Lushan.

So some people speculated: An Lushan finally revolted against the Tang Dynasty. One of the very important reasons was that it competed with Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for Yang Yuhuan.

​​So, what is the relationship between An Lushan and Yang Yuhuan? Is An Lushan's rebellion related to Yang Yuhuan?

1. The relationship between Anlu Mountain and Yang Yuhuan

​​Why can Yang Yuhuan be favored by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty? In addition to natural beauty, a very important reason is that the two have the same hobbies and artistic pursuits. In addition to being an emperor, Tang Xuanzong was also a great musician. In the later period of his ruling, Tang Xuanzong was addicted to eating, drinking and having fun, and playing music was the best way for him to pass the time.

​​According to records, once when he was going to court, Tang Xuanzong pressed his belly with his hands from time to time, and frowned thoughtfully. After retreating, Gao Lishi asked Tang Xuanzong if his stomach was uncomfortable.

​​Unexpectedly, Tang Xuanzong drew a flute from under his clothes and explained to Gao Lishi: I dreamed of a piece of music last night, and I was afraid I would forget it when I woke up, so I hid a flute under my clothes. I was pressing the hole of the flute just now!

​​Tang Xuanzong was so obsessed with music that, despite the 3,000 beauties in the harem, he only petted Concubine Yang. Because he is a musician and Concubine Yang is a dancer.

Because, loving someone, after all, "starts with the value of the face, fell into the talent!"

Coincidentally, An Lushan with a fat body is also a dancer, a flexible fat man.

​​An Lushan is a Hu people, so he is good at the "Hu Xuan dance" popular among Hu people. Although

​​"Hu Xuan Dance" came from the Western Regions, it was also popular in Chang'an due to the frequent cultural exchanges between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. Liyuan "carry the handle" Tang Xuanzong and his dancer noble concubine are all fans of "Hu Xuanwu".

​​Moreover, there are historical data that ( "there is Taizhen Wailushan, the two are the most capable of Hu Xuan" ), Yang Guifei is also an expert in "Hu Xuanwu".

​​However, we can imagine that a man with a weight of more than 300 kilograms may need someone to help him when he walks, but he can dance as light as a swallow, which is overwhelming. His dancing skills are definitely not inferior to Concubine Yang.

Therefore, out of the pursuit of art, Concubine Yang must have consulted An Lushan for "Hu Xuanwu".

​​And what does she think of this Huren general with a big belly? That is purely far-fetched.

Therefore, Concubine Yang and An Lushan are both a mother-child relationship and a master-disciple relationship.

2. Is the Anlushan rebellion related to Concubine Yang?

Although Concubine Yang and An Lushan have no affair, the outbreak of the "An-Shi Rebellion" does have a relationship with Concubine Yang.Inextricably linked. The most direct cause of

​​is Concubine Yang’s second brother Yang Guozhong .

​​Yang Guozhong is another traitor after Li Linfu. However, unlike Li Linfu who is a "sword of mouth, honey and belly", Yang Guozhong was born as a wandering gambler with a tall and handsome skin. He was impetuous and low-level, and even An Lushan looked down on him.

​​Yang Guozhong saw An Lushan holding a heavy army, and sooner or later he would not accept his control, so he teamed up with Ge Shuhan and other side generals to run on An Lushan together.

Yang Guozhong is still fanning the flames around Tang Xuanzong, creating public opinion that An Lushan is about to rebel.

​​The reason why Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty reused Anlu Mountain was a balancing method to suppress the prince, prime minister and other vassals. Therefore, it seemed that Tang Xuanzong didn't entertain oil and salt, and he didn't doubt An Lushan.

​​A few years before the "Anshi Rebellion", Emperor Xuanzong of Tang considered transferring Anlu Mountain to the capital, so that the generals would enter the state, in order to achieve his goal of separating from the soldiers of the town. However, due to Yang Guozhong's obstruction (that Anlushan has no culture), the trip was not possible, and Anlushan was indignant.

​​It can be seen that An Lushan was willing to enter the dynasty at this time. If it weren't for Yang Guozhong's obstruction, or Tang Xuanzong had not thought of a way to place Yang Guozhong, the situation between the town and the court might be eased to a certain degree.

​​In the thirteenth year of Tianbao, An Lushan once ran to the feet of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and cried out: "Chen Ben Hu, your majesty does not use it again, he is tired and restrained, and he is kind to ordinary people. Yang Kuangzhong is jealous, wants to murder the minister, and the minister died. The day is coming."

​​An Lushan finally had a showdown to Tang Xuanzong: Yang Guozhong and I don’t share the heavens, there is him without me, I don’t have him, you choose one of the two!

​​However, An Lushan's gamble this time was completely lost. Tang Xuanzong's reaction showed that he did not want to abandon Yang Guozhong, but wanted to continue playing this balanced seesaw game.

​​However, An Lushan can no longer play. Because Yang Guozhong is trying to force An Lushan to rebel in order to prove that his prediction is correct.

​​When An Lushan learned that Yang Guozhong had checked his mansion in Beijing, he was furious, and immediately went to the table and pained Yang Guozhong for more than 20 major crimes.

​​The two sides are already at war, and this is also the last fight before Anlushan uses force.

​​However, Tang Xuanzong did not have a good solution at this time. He was only convicting Yang Guozhong's Jing Zhaoyin for the purpose of calming An Lushan's emotions.

​​Then, Anlu Mountain falsely claimed to be ordered by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and raised more than 100,000 troops to conquer Yang Guozhong. This was the beginning of the "Anshi Rebellion".

Originally, there was Concubine Yang Guifei in Yang Guozhong to help, so Tang Xuanzong would naturally favor it and would not easily break the balance between Yang and An.

​​After An Lushan made such an overfighting behavior, Tang Xuanzong's balance trick finally could not be played anymore, and he could only choose one of the two. Therefore, he finally killed An Lushan's son An Qingzong in the capital to show that the two broke completely.

Therefore, the opposite of An Lushan is more related to Yang Guozhong. The reason why Tang Xuanzong chose Yang Guozhong to play this political balance game was entirely because of Concubine Yang.