Chapter 25 4. Song of Everlasting Regret

In October of the second year of Zhide (757), two years after the rebellion in Anlu Mountain, the Tang army regained Chang'an and Luoyang one after another after bitter fighting. Tang Suzong Li Heng burst into tears, and immediately sent the envoy Yi Tingyao to Shu to play Report to Xuanzong and invite Emperor Xuanzong to return to Chang'an from Sichuan.It mentioned in the table that he would abdicate the throne and ask Xuanzong to restore him. Suzong actually didn't want to do this, but as a son of man, he had to.He was uneasy, really worried about whether his throne would be preserved once Xuanzong returned to the capital.Under the contradictory psychology, he deliberately said to his confidant Li Mi: "I have sent an envoy to invite the Supreme Emperor to come back. I should give up the emperor's throne and return to the East Palace to be the prince." Unexpectedly, Li Mi asked: " Can the watch be recovered?" Suzong was stunned, and said, "The envoy has already gone far." Li Mi immediately said, "The Supreme Emperor will definitely not come back." Suzong asked the reason in surprise, and Li Mi said, "It is reasonable. Naturally."

Suzong immediately understood that the suspicion between their father and son was already deep, and the more he talked about giving up the throne, the more suspicion aroused Xuanzong.He broke down in tears and said: "At first I sincerely gave up the throne to the emperor, but now I know what I have done wrong after listening to what you say." Li Mi came up with an idea and said: "Now please congratulate all the officials immediately, saying that Mawei will invite you Stay, Lingwu ascended the throne, and today's success, your majesty misses the emperor, please return the emperor to the capital as soon as possible to take care of him, so that's enough." Suzong immediately did so, and then sent an envoy to Shu with the congratulations of the officials.

Sure enough, after the first emissary Tingyao arrived in Chengdu, Xuanzong looked at his watch and was very unhappy. He ordered someone to write an edict to Suzong, which said: "Give me Jiannan a self-proclaimed enough, and I will not go back to the capital." ” After reading it, Su Zong was worried and didn’t know what to do.A few days later, the second emissary came back happily and said: "At first, the Supreme Emperor saw your Majesty's request to abdicate the throne, and he was hesitant and wanted to stay in Shu. He was happy when he saw the congratulations of the ministers, and ordered to prepare food for fun." , and issued an edict to set the date of departure." Suzong was overjoyed, and from then on he valued Li Mi even more.

From this incident alone, we can see the complex and delicate relationship between Xuanzong and Suzong's father and son. When leaving the road to Shu, Xuanzong said to the musician Zhang Yehu: "Going to Jianmen, the crowing flowers fall, the water is green and the mountains are green, it just adds to my sorrow for my concubine." ("Yang Taizhen Biography") This concubine naturally refers to Yang Yuhuan up.When we arrived at the inclined plank road, it was raining continuously.Xuanzong heard the continuous ringing of horse bells, which reminded him of the past.Xuanzong, who was good at temperament, adopted his voice as a piece of music under infinite melancholy, and named it to commemorate Concubine Yang Gui and express his grief.The melody is sad and low, which makes people feel sad.It happened that Wang Zhuo quoted "Miscellaneous Records of the Emperor Ming" and "Biography of Concubine Yang" in his "Biji Manzhi Volume Five".

Driving into Jianmen, looking up at the dangerous road of Xiongguan, Xuanzong suddenly became heroic, and said with infinite emotion: "From ancient times to the present, the defeated one after another, is it only because of virtue." ("Ten Kinds of Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao") to this day At this point, Xuanzong still didn't think it was his own fault, but an arrangement of God's will. When he arrived in Chengdu, there were only 1,300 officials and sergeants accompanying Xuanzong, and only 24 court ladies.One day, Xuanzong visited the Diaolou Tower of the Dudu Mansion in Chengdu. The weather was fine and the sun was shining brightly. Xuanzong was in a good mood, so he said to the actress beside him, "Aren't you an old man in my pear garden? Feel free to sing a song for me." "The female actress sang a song "A Journey to Fenyin" according to the musical style of "Song of Water Tune", in which a few lines said: "Once Qianling's personnel and affairs are empty, the world is home and the road is poor. Where is the heroic spirit now? Mandala The palaces and halls are full of Artemisia canopies. The mountains and rivers are full of tears and clothes, how long will the wealth and glory last? I can’t see it, only on the Fen River today, only the geese fly every autumn!” At the end of the song, Xuanzong has shed tears, and everyone is sentimental.Xuanzong asked the actress: "Who said this?" The actress replied: "Li Qiao." Xuanzong said: "A real talent!" He left unhappy.

On November 22, Xuanzong arrived in Fengxiang.At that time, there were more than 600 guards around Xuanzong. In order to show his sincerity, Xuanzong ordered all weapons to be sent to the county treasury.Suzong sent 3000 elite cavalry to escort Xuanzong.The subtlety of the relationship between father and son is once again shown. When they arrived at Wangxian Palace in Xianyang (now east of Xianyang, Shaanxi), Xuanzong finally met Suzong who came to greet him.Suzong also deliberately took off his yellow robe and put on a purple robe.Reunited after the catastrophe, the father and son cried, unable to overcome themselves.Suzong asked to return to power.Xuanzong also knew that he had lost the hearts of the people, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he would be ashamed to return to the throne.What's more, the son in front of him is surrounded by civil servants and military generals like a cloud, with strong influence and support, he is no longer the prince who was afraid of himself like a tiger before.Immediately sighed and said: "The number of days and people's hearts belong to you, so that I can take care of my remaining teeth, and your filial piety is also!" Zong, as long as Xuanzong can live a stable old age, it is the filial piety of his son.There is also a yellow robe, and I will put it on again for Suzong personally.Suzong naturally followed suit and agreed.However, Xuanzong never imagined that this was just the last expression of their father and son's feelings, and he never got the stable old age and the filial piety of his son.

A group of people set off, Xuanzong got on the horse, and Suzong personally carried the horse.After walking a few steps, Xuanzong began to have an ominous premonition, and he didn't dare to ask his son to take the reins.So Suzong got on his horse and led Xuanzong.Xuanzong was very excited, and said: "I have been the emperor for fifty years, and I don't know how expensive it is. Today, I see my son as the emperor, and I know how expensive it is." ("Zizhi Tongjian Volume 220") people around shouted Long live.After returning to Chang'an, Xuanzong entered the city from Kaiyuan Gate to Daming Palace, and approached Hanyuan Hall to condolences to the people.Then he went to Changle Hall to thank the Lord of the Nine Temples, and wept bitterly.On the same day, he moved to Xingqing Palace.On December 21st, Xuanzong handed the Chuanguo Yuxi to his son Suzong in the Xuanzheng Palace, and officially started his life as the Supreme Emperor in Xingqing Palace.

Taishanghuang, the explanation in the dictionary is: the emperor's father, also called Taishanghuangdi, referred to as Shanghuang.The title of Supreme Emperor originated from the Qin Dynasty.After King Yingzheng of Qin unified the world, he was called the First Emperor, and his father, King Qin Zhuangxiang, was honored as the Supreme Emperor. "Tai Shang" means supreme, and it contains the meaning of Taoism, which means that it is more noble than the emperor.At that time, it was rumored that Yingzheng was Lu Buwei's son.Regardless of whether Yingzheng believed this statement or not, he still showed the viciousness and decisiveness of an emperor. After taking power, he immediately dismissed Lu Buwei's position, and then forced him to commit suicide.After Han Gaozu Liu Bang came to the throne, he specially set up the emperor's etiquette, with the purpose of confirming the emperor's supremacy.Every morning, the ministers would kneel three times and kowtow nine times to Liu Bangxing.One day when he was in court, Liu Bang suddenly found that his elderly father, the grandfather, also followed the ministers to salute him.He hurriedly stepped down from the throne, helped his white-haired father up, and immediately issued a decree to make his father the Supreme Emperor, exempting him from daily worship.Of course, this Supreme Emperor is just a ceremonial name, and there is nothing but a name.The two overlords mentioned above are completely different from the later situation where the emperor turned into the overlord and retreated to the second line.The emperor, the supreme ruler of the feudal society, was hereditary and lifelong.Once a person wears a yellow robe, he will be the emperor for life.Unless he is overthrown, he usually has to wait for his death before allowing the new emperor to take over.This is the truth of "there is no two suns in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country".But there are a few exceptions. The emperor's health is still good, so he announced his abdication and became the so-called overlord.

In the first year of Yanhe (712), that is, 44 years ago, Xuanzong honored his father Ruizong as the Supreme Emperor.Zhongshusheren Jia once wrote the biography of Ruizong, Ruizong retreated to Baifu Hall, "living high and doing nothing", and the military and state affairs of the imperial court were really transferred to Xuanzong's hands.And 44 years later, the same person from Zhongshushe wrote the biography of Xuanzong.Coincidentally, Jia Zhi is Jia Zeng's son.Regarding this, Xuanzong was very moved, and said to Jia Zhi: "The grand ceremony of the Second Dynasty, which came out of the hands of Qing and his sons, can be described as the next beauty." I can't cry.

Jia Zhi was once trusted by Xuanzong, and he was very prominent in and out of the court.Naturally, he also saw with his own eyes how Xuanzong treated the prince, who is now Emperor Suzong.He cried so bitterly, it can only show that he is very aware of Xuanzong's ending after becoming the Supreme Emperor.Originally, Xuanzong's becoming the Supreme Emperor was not a glorious thing, but was forced by the situation and he had to do it as a last resort.Just ask, which emperor is willing to hand over the power in his hands?Since ancient times, countless heroes have been competing for the throne of the emperor.It is true that it is not easy to sit on it, but it is also very difficult to get off. You will either die on the dragon couch, or be forced out of power by another person who wants to be emperor.It is very rare for someone to give up the emperor's throne alive—even to his own son.The Tang Dynasty is more representative. Li Yuan, the founding king of the Tang Dynasty, became the Supreme Emperor, which is unprecedented in history.Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, among Li Yuan's descendants, there are not a few who are the Supreme Emperor.

In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, wars were everywhere, and lords competed for the throne.Li Yuan, who stayed behind in Taiyuan, raised troops against the Sui Dynasty, but he played the banner of "Aiming to Respect the Sui Dynasty". His strategy was: make Yang You, the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, the emperor, and respect Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty as the Supreme Emperor.In November of the thirteenth year of Daye (617), Li Yuan captured Chang'an and welcomed 13-year-old Yang You as the emperor.Li Yuan himself humbly called the king of Tang.At this time, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and he didn't know that Li Yuan had put on the hat of "Supreme Emperor" on himself.In March of the second year, Emperor Sui Yang was killed by his subordinates.When the news came, Li Yuan pretended to sacrifice at a distance, and then forced Yang You to abdicate, and became emperor himself, for Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty.But Tang Gaozu himself was soon forced to abdicate by his son Li Shimin, and became the Supreme Emperor as the founding emperor. In 710 A.D., Li Longji, who was the king of Linzi at that time, raised troops to kill Empress Wei who poisoned Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, and supported his father Li Dan to the throne as Tang Ruizong.Tang Ruizong boarded the dragon chair thanks to Princess Taiping and his son Li Longji.For this reason, Princess Taiping's power was concentrated inside and outside, while Li Longji was established as the prince because of his meritorious service.Princess Taiping fights with the crown prince's aunt and nephew, and the contradictions become increasingly prominent. The courtiers are also divided into two opposing factions, and the two sides are fighting openly and secretly.Facing the disputes among relatives and ministers, Ruizong didn't know what to do, and was deeply troubled. In the end, he adopted the Taoist's advice of "doing nothing" to avoid conflicts. Located in Prince Li Longji, it was Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.Ruizong was the Supreme Emperor for 5 years and died in solitude. The Tang Dynasty was the dynasty with the most emperors in Chinese history, and there were two emperors in the late Tang Dynasty.Li Song, Emperor Shunzong of the Tang Dynasty, suffered a sudden apoplexy and was unable to handle military and state affairs. After only 8 months of succeeding to the throne, he was rumored to be the crown prince Li Chun and became the Supreme Emperor.Tang Zhaozong Li Ye was the emperor under the support of the eunuch Liu Jishu and others. In November of the third year of Guanghua (900), Liu Jishu suddenly launched a palace coup on the grounds of "abolishing the faint and establishing the bright", and locked Zhaozong and the queen into Shaoxing. Yangyuan immediately supported the crown prince Li Yu as the successor, and respected Emperor Zhaozong as the Supreme Emperor.Zhaozong, the "overlord", was actually no different from a prisoner.After being imprisoned for more than a month, Sun Dezhao, the commander of Zuo Shence Army, killed Liu Jishu, supported Emperor Zhaozong to restore him, and ordered the prince to return to the East Palace. In the struggle for supreme power, the family relationship between father and son and brother is the most easily forgotten.The cruelest and most tragic thing in the world is probably the struggle between father and son or brothers in the royal family in order to seize the imperial power. In the more than 300-year history of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, there have been several overlords.The first two are Song Huizong Zhao Ji and Song Qinzong Zhao Huan.In 1125 A.D., the Jin soldiers marched southward on the pretext of breaking the alliance and breaking the contract of the Song Dynasty, forming a tendency to encircle Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.When the soldiers approached the city, some ministers in power in the court forced Song Huizong to pass on the prince Zhao Huan as Song Qinzong on the grounds that the retirement of the non-emperor was not enough to satisfy the wrath of the Pingjin people.But the Jin Dynasty did not stop fighting because of this.In 1127 A.D., Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty and Emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan of Song Dynasty were both captured by Jin soldiers, which was called "the shame of Jingkang" in history.Soon after, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou came to the throne, and Yao respected his elder brother Song Qinzong Zhao Huan in the prison camp of the Kingdom of Jin as "Xiaociyuan Holy Emperor", which is also an honorary title similar to the Supreme Emperor.Song Huizong and his son were taken captive to Wuguocheng (now Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province), where they died successively.As a result, the two became the most miserable emperors in history.Song Gaozong Zhao Gou himself became the Supreme Emperor in his later years.Zhao Gou had no biological son, so he made Zhao Kuangyin's seventh grandson, Zhao Min, the crown prince.Since Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, passed the throne to his younger brother Zhao Guangyi (it is said that Zhao Guangyi killed his brother and usurped the throne, so there is a famous story of "the sound of the ax and the shadow of the candle"), so no one of Zhao Kuangyin's direct descendants has ever been an emperor in the more than 200 years since the founding of the country. There are often various discussions in the ruling and opposition parties.Especially when the Jin soldiers were pressing down on the country and the situation was critical, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were more and more inclined to let Zhao Kuangyin's descendants take on the important task of protecting the country as soon as possible. Di, for Song Xiaozong.After Song Xiaozong became emperor for 27 years, due to lack of energy, he passed on the throne to Zhao Dun due to internal and external troubles, and it was Song Guangzong.Song Xiaozong himself became the Supreme Emperor.Song Guangzong and Zhao Dun feared internal affairs, and the empress Li was jealous and domineering. Song Guangzong was unable to perform his duties due to illness.After Song Xiaozong died of illness, Song Guangzong was unable to mourn his father due to illness.Therefore, after the courtiers deliberated, they asked the Empress Dowager to issue an edict, saying that Zhao Kuo, the prince, respected Song Guangzong as the Supreme Emperor.The reason why Song Guangzong became the Supreme Emperor was purely due to health problems. There was only one Supreme Emperor in the Ming Dynasty—Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen.In 1449 AD, the Mongolian Oala tribe invaded the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and the vanguard soon approached Datong.Instigated by the eunuch Wang Zhen, Ming Yingzong led an army of 500,000 to conquer Wacha himself.Due to poor command and slow action, the Ming army was surrounded by the Oirat army in Tumubao (southeast of Huailai County, Hebei Province today), and Ming Yingzong was captured. This is the "Civil Change".The news spread to Beijing, causing panic. Many ministers advocated fleeing to the south, but Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up to all the opinions and firmly opposed the move of the capital.In order to prevent Wala from using Ming Yingzong to threaten the court, with the support of the empress dowager, Yu Qian appointed Ming Yingzong's younger brother Zhu Qiyu as the new emperor.A year later, the two sides negotiated a peace, and Ming Yingzong was sent back to Beijing.When the leader of Wala also released Ming Yingzong first, he asked Yang Shan, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty who came to greet the Supreme Emperor, "Will your Supreme Emperor return to the country, will you ascend the throne again?" Yang Shan replied: "The position of heaven has been fixed, and it is inconvenient to change "Yexian asked again: "In ancient China, there was Yao and Shun, who were called holy masters. What is the truth?" Yang Shan replied: "Yao gave up the throne to Shun, and our Supreme Emperor gave up the throne to his younger brother. The ancient and the modern are the same. It's the same." When Yang Shan said this, he didn't expect that even his biological brothers would tear their skins apart in the important matter of fighting for the throne.After Ming Yingzong returned to Beijing, he did not receive the courtesy he deserved.His younger brother Ming Dynasty Zong Zhu Qiyu treated him miserly and suspiciously, and only sent a couple of horses to welcome the Supreme Emperor.After a brief ceremony, Ming Yingzong was placed under house arrest in Nannei and began a 7-year life of house arrest.Even so, Ming Dynasty Zong was still worried.He ordered people to lock and fill the gate of Nangong with lead, and sent Jin Yiwei to guard it.Because people cannot enter and exit, food can only be delivered through a small hole.It is this food that is sometimes skipped.Ming Yingzong's original partner, Empress Qian, had to make some female celebrities herself, and asked someone to sell them to make up for the family.In order to prevent anyone from contacting Ming Yingzong, Emperor Ming Dynasty sent people to cut down all the trees in Nangong.In this way, as the Supreme Emperor, Ming Yingzong spent seven years under house arrest in fear and hunger.The grass grows in the leisure courtyard, and the fireflies fly in the other courtyard.According to the records in the unofficial history, it is also a great irony of the Ming Dynasty to remember that Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty turned out to be from Wala at this time.I also think about the Supreme Emperor from time to time, and often send people to give some gifts.It is said that he heard that Ming Yingzong's situation was not good, and he was afraid that he would be lonely. He even sent someone to send his sister to Ming Yingzong (but Princess Wacha was sent to Ming Yingzong before she was sent to Ming Yingzong. Shi Biao, the nephew of Shi Heng, the Marquis of the Qing Dynasty, took it by force. After Ming Yingzong was restored, he found out about Princess Wacha, so Shi Biao was killed).The ancestors of the Ming Dynasty also missed the old days in this way, and felt very uncomfortable. When they sent someone to deliver a letter, they first said: "The imperial court sent an envoy the day before yesterday, but they failed to find him. They went back and forth, so they failed. If there is an envoy from the grand master, I will treat you with courtesy." !" It means that when Yingzong and Wang Zhen were in power, they lost peace with Yexian and fought against Yexian. Now that Zhu Qiyu is in power, he will definitely treat Yexian's envoy well.In fact, it also implied that Yexian's envoy should send him a gift to Zhu Qiyu.Ming Yingzong was not reconciled to this, he actively sought restoration, and some careerists were ready to bet on him.In 1457 A.D., Emperor Zong of the Ming Dynasty was seriously ill, and Yingzong of Ming Dynasty was restored in the "Change of Seizing the Gate" and became a great treasure again.Ming Dynasty Zong did not have the luck of becoming the Supreme Emperor, and was soon imprisoned and died of illness (one said he was killed by Ming Yingzong).The national hero Yu Qian who turned the tide during the "civil engineering change" was killed for the crime of "rebellion", which became the second unjust case in history. The last Supreme Emperor in history was Hongli Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, the famous Emperor Qianlong.When Qianlong ascended the throne at the age of 25, he once burned incense and prayed to heaven. If he could be emperor for 60 years, he would automatically abdicate the throne to his son.He said this to show his respect for his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, who had been emperor for 61 years.Qianlong ascended the throne in 1735 AD, and by 1795, he had just sat on the throne for sixty years.So Qianlong appointed the fifteenth elder brother Yongyan as the crown prince, and on the New Year's Day of the following year (1795), he officially announced that the Zen throne would be given to Yongyan as Emperor Jiaqing.Qianlong proclaimed himself the Supreme Emperor, but still firmly held the power of the government. It can be said that he was the most powerful Supreme Emperor in history.When Jiaqing was still an elder brother, he began to investigate Heshen's crimes, but after ascending to the throne, he could not exercise the power of the emperor at all.In the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), Qianlong died, and Jiaqing began to be in charge. Immediately eradicating Heshen, a powerful official who corrupted the law and made the country rich and private, made people happy.In the above example, except for Qianlong, all the other emperors left the throne of the emperor due to the situation and the difficult state affairs.As for the examples in history where the emperor had to be called the Supreme Emperor due to coercion by force, it is not uncommon. Xuanzong, who became the Supreme Emperor, was very aware of the allusions of the Supreme Emperor in history. Of course, he would not forget the past when he forced his father Ruizong to cede the throne.At this time, his only hope is to have a peaceful old age like Gaozu Li Yuan.The hope is not remote, but it depends entirely on his son Sujong Lee Hyung. Soon after welcoming the Supreme Emperor back to Beijing, Suzong Yudanfeng Tower pardoned the world, "except for those who are against An Lushan and the descendants of Li Linfu, Wang Yu, and Yang Guozhong are not exempt" ("Zi Zhi Tong Jian Volume 220" ).Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong were both trusted by Xuanzong.From here, Xuanzong should have seen some clues. The harm he once did to his father and son will be inflicted on himself. After Xuanzong was welcomed back to the capital, he no longer interfered in political affairs.He lived in Xingqing Palace and occasionally went to Daming Palace.Suzong sometimes came to Xingqing Palace from Jiacheng to greet him.The guards of Xuanzong are still the general of Longwu Chen Xuanli and the housekeeper Gao Lishi, Xuanzong's younger sister Princess Yuzhen, the old court lady Xianyuan, and the musicians of the Liyuan to entertain him. Before Xuanzong became emperor, he lived with five brothers in the north of Longqing Pool, known as the House of Five Kings.Later, when Xuanzong became emperor, Xuanzong's brothers realized that it was inappropriate for them to continue to live in the place where the emperor once lived, so they donated their residence to build Xingqing Palace.In the sixteenth year of Kaiyuan, Xingqing Palace was completed, and Xuanzong officially moved to Xingqing Palace to live and work.Xingqing Palace is located in the south of Daming Palace, so it is called Nannei. It stands side by side with Taiji Palace in the West and Daming Palace in the East as Sannei. In order to facilitate Xuanzong's travel, a secret passage was specially built along the east wall of Xingqing Palace, which is the so-called Jiacheng Fudao.Jiacheng starts from Daming Palace, along the east wall of Chang'an City to Xingqing Palace, and then leads to Qujiang Furong Garden from Xingqing Palace.In Du Fu's "Qiu Xing" poem, there is a sentence "the calyx and the city lead to the imperial spirit, and the small garden of Furong enters the border to worry", which refers to this city. Since Daming Palace was built, Daming Palace has always been the political center of the Tang Dynasty. It was not until Xuanzong that the center was changed to Xingqing Palace.Xingqing Palace witnesses the rise and fall of history and the impermanence of fate.After the Anshi Rebellion, like its owner, Xingqing Palace lost its highest status and became a palace of idleness, where the emperor and empress dowagers died.In the first month of the first year of Yuanhe, Emperor Shunzong, the fourth emperor in the history of the Tang Dynasty, died in Xingqing Palace.In the second year of Emperor Xuanzong's middle school in the Tang Dynasty, Xianzong's concubine Guo Laotai, who had gone through the five dynasties of Xian, Mu, Jing, Wen, and Wuzong, tried to jump off the building of Xingqing Palace.That night, news of Queen Mother Guo's death spread from Xingqing Palace, which aroused countless speculations.Only the Xingqing Palace stood there silently, gradually falling into disrepair, watching the master and his dynasty complete their life journey. Xuanzong has always been brooding over Concubine Yang's death.After he returned from Chengdu, he immediately sent someone to mourn her.Later, he wanted to change the burial so that Concubine Yang would be closer to him.But the eunuch Li Fuguo firmly opposed it. Li Kui, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, also said: "Because Yang Guozhong failed the emperor and caused disaster, the soldiers of the Longwu Army killed Yang Guozhong and forced the noble concubine to death for the people of the world. Now that the noble concubine is buried, I am afraid that the soldiers will be suspicious of it." Uneasy." Xuanzong had no choice but to give up.Worried that people in the world would hate the Yang family and offend the imperial concubine's body, he secretly ordered the eunuch to prepare the coffin and move the imperial concubine's body to another place for burial.The eunuch dug up the grave, but the bones of the imperial concubine were gone, only the sachet remained.The eunuch came back and offered a sachet.Xuanzong burst into tears, and immediately hid the sachet in his sleeve.He also asked the painter to draw a portrait of the noble concubine, and hung it in the side hall, "I look at it day and night and feel stunned" (see Ming Feng Menglong's "Love and Heaven Baojian Yang Taizhen"). On the surface, Xuanzong lived a leisurely life as the overlord in Xingqing Palace.The children of Liyuan come here to play music and dance every day for Xuanzong's entertainment.But the fate of the country has changed, from a peaceful and prosperous age to broken mountains and rivers; the emperor has changed, from Xuanzong to Suzong; Shangyuan. As time goes by, the past has become a cloud of smoke, and happiness always comes with sadness.Whether it's a sunny spring day or a cold and long winter night; whether it's midsummer when lotus blossoms bloom in the pond, or late autumn when locust leaves are falling in the palace, whenever the disciples of the Liyuan orchestra play "Song of Neon Clothes and Feathers" in unison, Xuanzong His expression was unhappy, and sadness came from it, and tears flowed from left and right. There is a Changqing building in Xingqing Palace, which is adjacent to the road outside the palace in the south.Xuanzong often drank upstairs, and sometimes wandered downstairs to wait and see. People passing by here were very excited to see the old Emperor Xuanzong, and cheered "Long live".Xuanzong sometimes entertained guests upstairs.Once, the officials of Jiannan Road passed by downstairs and went upstairs to meet Xuanzong, who invited him to a banquet with wine.Later, he summoned general Guo Ziyi and others, and rewarded them with gifts.Although these things were small, they aroused Suzong's concerns. He was worried that the Supreme Emperor would be restored, so he began to be very vigilant.Since then, Xingqing Palace has become a heart disease that Suzong has been unable to get rid of. At this time, Li Fuguo was deeply favored and trusted by Su, and he became a dignitary in the court from an ordinary eunuch. He was arrogant and prominent, and he colluded with Queen Zhang Liangdi, held power, banned him, and interfered in political affairs.He guessed what Suzong was thinking, and said to Suzong: "The Supreme Emperor lives in Xingqing Palace, and he has daily contact with outsiders. Chen Xuanli and Gao Lishi give him advice, which is not good for His Majesty. Now the soldiers of the Sixth Army are all The meritorious ministers in Lingwu's escort are all worried, and I dare not let His Majesty know." Suzong had been worried for a long time, Li Fuguo's words made him more suspicious, but he couldn't directly accuse his father , Then deliberately shed tears and said: "The Holy Emperor acts benevolently and benevolently, how can he allow such a thing to happen?" Li Fuguo replied: "Of course the Supreme Emperor did not have this intention, but he cannot stand the temptation of his subordinates. Your Majesty should think about the great cause of the community and put How can we imitate the filial piety of ordinary people when disasters are wiped out in the cradle? What's more, the Xingqing Palace is too exposed to be lived by the supreme person, and the palace is heavily guarded, so why not take him back to live in?" He asked Suzong offered a plan to move Xuanzong to the west, completely cutting off the connection between the Supreme Emperor and the outside world.Suzong couldn't make up his mind for a while. He didn't accept Li Fuguo's suggestion, but subtracted 290 from the original 300 horses in Xingqing Palace.Xuanzong had no choice but to say to Gao Lishi: "My son was deceived by Li Fuguo, so he can no longer be filial." ("Zizhi Tongjian Volume 221") In July of the first year of Shangyuan (760), Li Fuguo took advantage of Suzong's illness in order to make meritorious service to secure his favor, and falsely claimed that Suzong invited the Supreme Emperor to visit the West.When Xuanzong and his entourage passed through Jiacheng, Li Fuguo led 500 shooters (in the second year of Tang Suzong Zhide, he selected people who were good at riding and shooting, and established a thousand shooters in front of Yaqian, also known as dedicated shooters and shooters in front of the palace. Divided into left and right chambers, named Yingwujun) blocked the road, showed his blade, and said to Xuanzong aggressively: "The current emperor welcomes the Supreme Emperor to move to the west because of the low-lying terrain of Xingqing Palace." I couldn't help but tremble with fear, and almost fell off the horse.At this time, Gao Lishi stepped forward, hurried forward, and reprimanded Li Fuguo, who was showing off his power on the horse, saying: "The Supreme Emperor has been the Emperor of Taiping for fifty years. What do you Li Fuguo want to do? You are so rude!" Seeing this, Li Fuguo had to get off his horse.On behalf of Xuanzong, Gao Lishi announced to all the soldiers: "All the generals should do it for themselves." All the soldiers put away their weapons one after another, turned over and bowed down, shouting long live.Gao Lishi turned back and said to Li Fuguo, "Li Fuguo can lead the horse for the Supreme Emperor." Li Fuguo had no choice but to gather the Supreme Emperor to the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace together with Gao Lishi. After the turmoil subsided, Emperor Xuanzong held Gao Lishi's hand and said: "If there is no general, I will become a ghost under the sword of the rebellious soldiers!"Gao Lishi was originally Li Fuguo's senior, and he believed that he was favored by the Supreme Emperor, so he often put on airs in front of Li Fuguo, and even behaved impolitely. Therefore, Gao and Li had a grudge, and Li Fuguo looked for opportunities to attack Gao Lishi in order to consolidate his favor. Gao Zu's relocation happened again in Xuanzong's body, but compared with Taizong's performance, Suzong's methods were much clumsy. Emperor Xuanzong moved to the back of Ganlu Hall, feeling even more melancholy.At this time, Xuanzong and Gao Lishi were both old men in their 70s. They were idle and depressed all day long.Not long after, several of Xuanzong's cronies were also demoted one after another.On July 23rd, the first year of Shangyuan (760), it was issued under a system, saying that Gao Lishi had sneaked against the party and had different ambitions. , Changliu Wuzhou (now Qiancheng, southwest of Qianyang County, Hunan).At this time, Gao Lishi was suffering from malaria. After receiving the relegation order, he said to Li Fuguo: "I should have died a long time ago. It is only because of the kindness and mercy of the Holy One that I have survived until now. I ask to see the Supreme Emperor's Long Yan again, so that even if I die, I will die." I have no regrets." Of course Li Fuguo did not agree. Another confidant of Xuanzong, Chen Xuanli, was ordered to resign; Princess Yuzhen also lived in Yuzhen Temple.Xuanzong was left alone, alone, alone, extremely desolate.Because of the grief in my heart, I miss Yang Guifei even more intensely.He often thinks: If it weren't for the incident in 755, they would not be separated from each other. For more than 4 years, he has not stopped missing Yang Guifei for a moment, hoping to meet in his dreams, but he has never seen her.Thinking about it day and night, the body and spirit are haggard. After the relocation incident, Li Fuguo and the generals of the Sixth Army pleaded guilty to Suzong in plain clothes.Suzong said: "Qing and others are to prevent the gradual change of the situation and stabilize the country. What is there to be afraid of?" Not only did he not blame Li Fuguo for his edict, but he comforted him a lot.After that, Emperor Suzong selected more than a hundred court ladies and eunuchs, and more than a hundred people in the harem to prepare for the cleaning of the West Inner Palace.And let the two princesses Wanan and Weiyi (both Xuanzong's daughter and Suzong's younger sister) serve Xuanzong's food and clothing.Xuanzong was in a bad mood, so he didn't eat meat or meat.Coupled with the nostalgia for the honor of the past, seeing the desolation in front of me, sighing sadly, feeling sad and depressed, and gradually becoming sick.In the first few days, Suzong went to pay his respects in person, but later he was not in good health, so he only sent someone to greet him.Xuanzong had nothing to say about this.If a father does not behave in the way of a father, what can he rely on to correct the family tradition? Afterwards, Xuanzong spent most of his time sitting quietly in the palace, his old age, his heart like stagnant water, and his life gradually became numb in the boundless loneliness.Occasionally, he still thinks of the poem he wrote called "Good Times":