Mawei Station mutiny

The Maweiyi Mutiny was a mutiny that took place at Maweiyi on June 14 ,756, which led to prime minister Yang Guozhong and his cousin Yang Yuhuan were killed.

Escape to the west

After the fall of Tong Pass in the An Lushan Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong fled Chang'an with members of his court, including his favourite concubine Yang Guifei, Crown Prince Li Heng, Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, General Commander of the Imperial "Longwu Army" Chen Xuanli and his closest officials.

Going to Zuozangku, Yang Guozhong ordered the treasure to be burned, but Xuanzong stopped him. He believed that if the Yeluohe Army did not get the treasure, it would plunder the people, so it was better to hand it over to the rebels to ease the suffering of the people. Yang Guozhong reluctantly accepted the order. After the team passed the Wei River bridge, Yang Guozhong prepared to burn the bridge to block the pursuit of the Yeluohe Army. However, Xuanzong ordered the fire to be put out to prevent the bridge so that he could not cut off the escape route of the civilians.

After crossing the Wei River, the team arrived at Wangxian Palace in Xianyang. Gao Lishi had sent eunuch Wang Luoqing here to prepare meals in advance, but Wang Luoqing and the county magistrate had already fled, and the team had not eaten.