From this we can see what a devoted aficionado he was. But in the end, when An Lushan rose up in revolt, what Xuanzong heard was the beat of the rebels 'war drums. Bai Juyi wrote in his "Song of Everlasting Sorrow": "The war drums of Yuyang approach, shaking the earth, and shatter the' Dance of the Colored Costumes. '"
然而最後當安祿山造反，他聽到的正是胡人的戰鼓頻催，如白居易的「長恨歌」所寫：「漁陽鼙鼓動地來，驚破霓裳羽衣曲」。