The entire Yang clan reaped the benefits of Yang Yuhuan’s lavish imperial favor. High imperial titles were conferred on her mother and three sisters, who were moved into luxurious mansions. The Yang men were offered official positions, among which the promotion of her brother Yang Guozhong, an evil, good-for-nothing, to the position of prime min-Tang Dynasty. An Lushan was of mixed
Hu and Han ethnicity. He was a handsome man of an impressive height and awesome physique and was also a graceful dancer, despite his hefty 150-kilogram weight. An Lushan was a meritorious high-ranking officer that garrisoned the Tang Dynasty northern territory. Emperor Xuanzong highly appreciated An Lushan's military talent, and his droll sense of humor made him a favorite of both the emperor and Concubine Yang. On one fateful occasion An Lushan offered, ostensibly in fun, to kowtow to the imperial coupleas its adoptive son, and was happily accepted as such by the pair. This allowed him the freedom to visit the inner court more frequently, at which times he would flirt playfully with Yang Yuhuan, who was 16 years his junior, and with ever greater audacity. It was not long before rumors of an affair between the two began to circulate.
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