"The Yang clan in the world is out of Hongnong, and the Hongnong Yang clan is all over the world." From this sentence, it can be seen that the descendants of the Hongnong Yang clan are numerous, and the Hongnong Yang family is prosperous. From many historical sources, it seems that the Hongnong Yang clan was handed down from a person named Yang Xi. Yang Xi was one of the luckiest people in history, Yang Xi was an inconspicuous horse breeding official under Liu Bang, and later responsible for the protection of the palace. When the Chu-Han War was coming to an end, Yang Xi's good fortune followed. In order to boost morale, Liu Bang ordered that "whoever kills Xiang Yu, reward him with thousands of gold, and make him a marquis", and decided to concentrate all his soldiers and horses to surround and suppress Xiang Yu, and Yang Xi, the guard officer, was also among them. Xiang Yu was seriously injured, sighed, and drew his sword to kill himself. Yang Xi's eyes were fast, and he pulled one of Xiang Yu's thighs. In this way, Yang Xi's fate changed and he was awarded the title of Marquis of Chiquan. This is also the ancestor of the Hongnong Yang clan.
Yang Xi
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Yang Xi's grandson Yang Wu was even stripped of his fiefs and titles for crimes, and his family fell into the middle of the road. During the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han, Huo Guang had exclusive power. Yang Chang, Yang's great-grandson, was cautious in his words and deeds, and was appreciated by Huo Guang and became Huo Guang's military commander. Yang Chang was Sima Qian's son-in-law, and because he obeyed all of Huo Guang's orders, he later moved to Yushi Dafu and made Wang Xin the Prince of Xiang and the Marquis of Anping. Soon after Yang Chang's death, Yang Chang's son Yang Zhong succeeded to the title, and because of Yang Chang's merits in the Anding Sect Temple, 3,500 households were sealed. Yang Chang's two sons, Yang Zhong and Yang Yun, are also very outstanding talents. In particular, Yang Yun, because he later sued Huo Guang for plotting against him, was awarded the title of Marquis of Pingtong and the general of Qianzhong Lang. Although Yang Yun was later deposed and lost his title, he was a clean official, a righteous official, and a good reputation in the world. Status, wealth, reputation, Yang Chang father and son undoubtedly laid the foundation for the revitalization of the family. Yang Chang was revered by the descendants of the Hongnong Yang clan as the first ancestor of the Hongnong Yang clan.
Yang Chang
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang Yun's great-grandson Yang Zhen was famous all over the world, and he had a well-known elegant name - "Confucius of Kansai". The Eastern Han Dynasty attached great importance to Confucianism, so Yang Zhen entered the career path earlier. Yang Zhen initially served in the local government for several years, but after entering the imperial court, he was rapidly promoted, and finally became a Situ and a Lieutenant, and a very popular subject. What is even more valuable is that Yang Zhen has a very high personal moral integrity. Yang Zhen's descendants could not afford to eat meat and ride horses, and some people advised Yang Zhen to run an industry for his descendants, but he refused and insisted on living with "innocence". Therefore, Yang Zhen's family has also won the reputation of "Qingbai Mendi, Four Zhi Family Style". Of course, Yang Zhen was a man of integrity and did not want to join the powerful eunuchs, so he was finally expelled from the court by them and sent back to Hongnong. Yang Zhen eventually "drank and died". Yang Zhen has been an official for many years, and his protégés and former officials are all over the world, which has also laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the "Hongnong Yang Clan". Later, four of the four generations of the Yang family were ranked as "three dukes", and they were all the tallest lieutenants among the "three dukes", and they were truly "four generations and four dukes". However, because they were honest officials and loyal to the Han Dynasty, it was impossible for them to be like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's brothers, who divided one side and claimed the throne as the king. Therefore, in the chaotic era of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Yang clan was bound to decline. In particular, after Cao Cao unified the north, he deliberately suppressed the Shijia clan. Yang Biao's son Yang Xiufeng (杨修) was killed by Cao Cao when he participated in the battle between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi as crown princes. After Sima Shi usurped Cao, the descendants of the Yang clan also lost the spirit of direct advice in their ancestor Yang Zhen in order to protect themselves.
Yang Zhen
During the Western Jin Dynasty, although there were the so-called "Three Yangs", among which Yang Jun was also an official to a lieutenant, and he oversaw all the Chinese and foreign militaries, but because of the turmoil in the dynasty and the unpopularity, he was soon accused of the three tribes. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Yang clan did not get the opportunity to develop because they crossed the river too late. Although some characters have found another way and abandoned literature and martial arts, many of them have a tragic end, and in the end they have not been able to become the kind of "Wang Xie" kind of master clan. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Yang clan had to abandon Wen Congwu, but this was also a way to survive in the chaotic world. Among them, within the Western Wei of the Northern Dynasty, a branch of the "Hongnong Yang Clan" also relied on strong soldiers and horses to become the core members of the "Guanlong Clan", and they became the northern surnames at that time along with the "Jingzhao Wei Clan, Hedong Pei Clan, Hedong Liu Clan, Hedong Xue Clan, and Jingzhao Du Clan". Although Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, claimed to be the fourteenth grandson of Yang Zhen. However, according to various records, although Yang Jian's father Yang Zhong was a Hongnong, Yang Jian's family lineage was full of loopholes. It is unlikely that he had a relationship with the Hongnong Yang clan due to historical considerations.
During the Northern Zhou and Sui Dynasties, Yang Su's family lineage was very clear. His grandfather, Yang Xuan (杨暄), was an official of the Northern Wei Dynasty as a general and counselor, and his father, Yang Shi (杨敷), was the Assassin of Fenzhou in Northern Zhou. Yang Su followed Yang Jian to quell the chaos and destroy Chen. Yang Jianbai was made the governor of Jingzhou and enfeoffed as the Duke of Yue. Supported Yang Guang, the King of Jin, as crown prince. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he presided over the rebellion of Yang Yu, the king of The Han Dynasty, and paid homage to Shang Shuling, Taishi, and Situ, and then created the Duke of Chu. After Yang Su's death, his eldest son Yang Xuangan served as the Prince of Hongxu and was made the Duke of Chu. His reputation was excessive, and he was jealous of the Sui Emperor, and his heart was uneasy, and he plotted rebellion. In the spring of the ninth year of Daye, Emperor Jue went to Goguryeo for the second time and ordered Xuangan to supervise grain in Liyang. At this time, the civil unrest had already broken out one after another, and Xuan felt that the opportunity could not be lost, so he stranded grain and grass and garrisoned troops in Liyang. Soon after, luoyang was besieged. After a long battle, sui reinforcements arrived, the offensive was strong, and the Xuangan army was immediately defeated and forced to retreat west. After three battles and three defeats in one day, and then against Dong Duyuan, he was attacked by Yuwen Shu's various armies, And Xuangan was defeated, and he and more than ten cavalry fled the forest and wanted to run to Shangluo. Xuan, who was in an embarrassing situation, knew that he could not escape, and let his younger brother Yang Jishan kill himself.
Yang Su
The status of the Hongnong Yang clan did not decline due to the demise of the Sui Dynasty. After Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, he adopted the strategy of cooperating with the "Guan Long Clan" and adopted various methods such as marriage to continue to consolidate the position of the Yang family. Throughout the Tang Dynasty, although the imperial examination system broke the monopoly of the Gate Valve Clan on the career path, the Yang family still relied on their cultural "soft power", and there were 11 people who worshiped xiang and nearly 90 people who ascended to the court, so it was also known as the "Eleventh Prime Minister" family. In later generations, the Yang family was also a generation of celebrities, and the descendants of the Yang family spread their branches and leaves. It is "the Yang clan in the world out of hongnong, hongnong Yang clan all over the world".
Yang Ye