马嵬[1]
（二首其一）
冀马[2]燕犀[3]动地来，
自埋红粉自成灰。
君王若道能倾国，
玉辇[4]何由过马嵬。
马嵬事变发生于唐玄宗天宝十四载（755年）安史之乱爆发之后。天宝十五载六月，安禄山攻破潼关，唐玄宗弃长安奔蜀，行至距长安百余里的马嵬坡时，守护皇帝的禁军启请诛杨国忠父子，之后，禁军仍不散，迫使玄宗诛死杨贵妃。如果玄宗能一早知道好色荒政有亡国的危险，那么后来的悲剧又从何谈起呢？
注释：
[1]马嵬：即马嵬坡，杨贵妃陨落之地，在今陕西省兴平市西。
[2]冀马：古冀州之北所产的马，泛指马。
[3]燕犀：燕地制造的犀甲，泛指坚固的铠甲。
[4]玉辇：天子所乘之车，以玉为饰。
On Lady Yang’s Death
（I）
When rebels came from north,trembled the western land;
The Beauty’s ashes were buried by Royal hand.
If the emperor had foreseen his own downfall,
He’d not have lost his throne and his Beauty at all.
The Mawei Incident occurred in the 14th year of Emperor Xuanzong’s Tianbao reign (755), after the An-Shi Rebellion broke out. In June of the 15th year of Tianbao, An Lushan broke through Tongguan, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled to Shu. When he arrived at Mawei Slope, more than 100 miles away from Chang’an, the imperial guards who were guarding the emperor requested the execution of Yang Guozhong and his son. Afterwards, the imperial guards still did not disperse, forcing Emperor Xuanzong to execute Yang Guifei. If Emperor Xuanzong had known that his lustful and chaotic politics would lead to the danger of the country’s demise, how could the tragedy that followed have happened?
