When I became a Jade-faced Fox

Chapter 156: Troubled Times Need Beauty to Take the Blame

In December 755 AD, the Anshi Rebellion broke out.

Yu'er watched helplessly as the fortune of a dynasty continued to decline.

It is said that Li Longji did not believe that An Lushan had rebelled at first. It was only after nearly a week that he began to organize troops to counterattack.

However, the defeat was disastrous. Although An Lushan's momentum was not as unstoppable as a hot knife through butter, he soon reached Chang'an.

An Lushan was probably very grateful to Li Longji because Li Longji gave several wrong instructions during this war.

He listened to the slander of the eunuchs and directly executed two generals. He also listened to the slander of the treacherous minister Yang Guozhong and forced the generals to go out of the pass to meet the enemy, and Tongguan was directly lost.

Tongguan is the barrier of Chang'an and can guard Chang'an.

Once Tongguan is lost, Chang'an will be just around the corner.

What’s even more infuriating is that Li Longji had just said that he would lead the army in person, but the next thing he did was run away with a group of people!

Ran away! A monarch abandoned the imperial capital and ran away!

Yu'er watched this scene happen with her own eyes, her eyebrows almost tangled together.

"What should we do next?" Wei Mingzhang and Yu'er stood side by side.

"What can I do? Just let it go." Yu'er was really discouraged.

"If a king doesn't protect his people, what can we do? We can't fight for them."

This is a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster.

Yu'er can still intervene in natural disasters, but she cannot bear this man-made disaster.

"It's okay. Even if we really reach Chang'an, we have to appease the people in the city in order to ascend the throne. Nothing serious will happen to the people."

Yu'er nodded, this was indeed true.

Looking at the team marching out of Chang'an City, Yu'er felt extremely bored.

I was about to go back, but for some reason I looked back.

Just then I saw Yang Yuhuan lifting the curtain of the carriage and looking back.

Yu'er suddenly felt sad that such a beauty was about to reach the end of her fate.

For her, is this kind of life more fortunate or unfortunate?

Every step she took was pushed forward by others.

Marrying Prince Shou was Concubine Wu Huifei's idea; becoming a nun, returning to secular life, and entering the palace as a noble concubine was Li Longji's idea; staying firmly in the position of noble concubine was the idea of ​​the Yang family; even her final death was the idea of ​​the army soldiers.

It seemed as if no one had ever asked her if she was willing.

"Let's go."

Wei Mingzhang saw that Yu'er didn't catch up and called out to her.

"She is doomed to die, whether she likes it or not. Everyone knows that the preferential treatment her family received was because of her."

Yu'er understood what Wei Mingzhang said.

The Yang sisters spent millions of dollars a year on rouge and powder, not to mention that Yang Guozhong was the prime minister and had more than forty emissaries under his command at most.

Even so, Yang Guozhong was still not satisfied. He engaged in rampant corruption, abuse of power, and debauchery.

He competed with An Lushan for Li Longji's favor, and multiple conflicts eventually surfaced, leading to the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion.

"I just feel sorry for her."

It's a pity that she obviously has no ability, but she became a fig leaf for the king's incompetence.

All kinds of dirty water were isolated from her body, and all kinds of guilt were borne by her.

She was just a gorgeous exhibit of the king when he was successful, and finally became a scapegoat when he was incompetent.

Beauty is really a double-edged sword; you never know when it might hit you right in the face.

The four words "beautiful women are the root of all trouble" are really ridiculous for a feudal dynasty ruled by men.

The news that Yang Guifei died at Mawei Slope soon arrived, and Yu'er sighed for her.

"Sir?" Yanniang, Zhuzhu and Wenwen looked at Yu'er who started drawing talismans again.

Yu'er didn't even raise her head and spoke directly.

"I thought if they broke in, there was no guarantee that these soldiers and bandits would not go after women and money."

"After I finish drawing these spells, I can expand the space in the land temple. If anyone comes seeking shelter, I will help them as many as I can."

"By the way, Mr. Yanniang and Mr. Wen, you two should also deliver it to the land below."

"Zhuzhu, you haven't been going out much lately."

"It might not be that bad." Wen Wen has also experienced this.

Yu'er stopped writing and looked at Wenwen, wanting to hear what was to come.

"We don't know how long this war will last. I don't think An Lushan will be in the mood to look for a woman."

"But you also have to be careful and go out less often to avoid being targeted by the subordinates."

Yu'er nodded, indicating that it made sense, and continued drawing talismans.

It has been a long time since I felt the feeling of running out of mana, not to mention that I felt a little dizzy.

Yu'er shook her head, trying to clear herself up.

Yan Niang saw it and came over to support Yu'er, "Sir, please go back to your room and rest for a while."

"Zhuzhu, take good care of the adults."

After Yanniang finished speaking, she and Wenwen took their things and went their separate ways.

It’s better to do this sooner rather than later.

"An Lushan has entered the city."

Wei Mingzhang strode in from the temple gate. Yu'er had spread the news recently that no matter whether they were young ladies or women, they rarely went out.

There were no mortals in the temple, so he naturally revealed himself.

Yu Er nodded, "But I think he seems to have problems with his eyes."

Yu'er's ears twitched. "This is quite strange. I heard that although he is a man of both literary and martial arts, his belly is bigger than his knees and he is extremely fat."

"Yes, that's true."

"Some people also say that An Lushan rebelled because of Yang Guifei."

Yu Er snorted coldly, "They are really throwing all the dirty water on women."

"Since An Lushan dared to start a rebellion and even reached Chang'an, he would not be the kind of person who would risk his life for a woman."

"For a woman? No one with any brains would believe that."

Wei Mingzhang sat down, "But this news is spreading everywhere."

"So, it's just throwing dirty water, putting all the blame on a woman, and then you say that, whoever that is, looks innocent."

"Or in other words, by insulting Yang Yuhuan, are they also insulting Li Longji?"

"No matter who did it, it was a despicable move! Something that is not worthy of being shown on the table."

The war lasted for eight years before it was completely over.

The Tang Dynasty went from prosperity to decline.

Politically, eunuchs were in power in the later period; militarily, warlords were in power in various places; in agriculture, the population decreased due to the war, and agricultural production also had problems.

Social unrest and national decline.

Yu'er watched the fate of this dynasty come to an end, just like the time she looked at Yang Yuhuan.

The direct cause of the demise of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the rise of Yelu Chucai.

Yelu Chucai was the founder of the Liao Dynasty. In 907, he captured the Tang Dynasty's capital Chang'an, marking the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Yuer went back to her clan to relax and take everyone in the temple with her.

As time went on, there were fewer people in the temple, and there was more time to come out.

This time I met a beautiful woman in white clothes.

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