The historical truth of Yang Guifei’s death is that Yang Guifei hanged herself in a Buddhist chamber.
Historical records record that in June of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Luoyang fell and Tongguan fell. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled in embarrassment with his ministers. His beloved concubine Yang Guifei died in Mawei Station. Everyone said that Yang Yuhuan died. Buddhist temple. The Biography of Concubine Yang in the Old Book of the Tang Dynasty records that after the imperial army general Chen Xuanli and others killed Yang Guozhong and his son, they strongly demanded that Yang Yuhuan die on the grounds that the future troubles still existed. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to order Yang Guifei to hang himself in the Buddhist chamber after bidding farewell to the concubine. .
Some people also believe that Concubine Yang may have died in the rebellion, which can be seen from the descriptions in some Tang poems. Du Mu's "Noisy Mawei blood, scattered feather forest spears", Zhang You's "Blood buried concubine Yan", Wen Tingyun's "Returning to the soul is unexplained, the green smoke is extinguished, the buried blood is empty and green grass grows sad" and many other poems, all believe that. Concubine Yang was killed by the rebel army in Maweiyi instead of being forced to hang to death.
Another explanation for the death of Concubine Yang
The Forbidden Army general Chen Xuanli was attracted by the beauty of the concubine and could not bear to kill her, so he conspired with Gao Lishi to kill her maid instead. Concubine Yang Guifei was escorted by Chen Xuanli's cronies and fled south. She sailed to the sea near present-day Shanghai. After wandering on the sea, she came to Kutani Town, Japan, and finally spent her remaining years in Japan.