The Hongnong Huayin Yang family has a strong representative of the family clan in the two Han Dynasties, from Yang Zhen to Yang Biao, the fourth and third dukes, such achievements are also rare among many clans.
The Yang family has a long history, its ancestor Yang Boqiao was the son of the Duke wu of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was given the title of Marquis of Yang, so he took Yang as his surname, and the next three generations were all influential families in the Jin state.
After the decline of the Later Jin dynasty, the descendants fled to Huashan Xianluo to avoid disasters, laying the foundation for the development of the Yang family of Hongnong. From the end of the Warring States period to the Qin Dynasty, the descendants of the Yang clan made outstanding military achievements, and the twelfth grandson of Boqiao, Yang Zhang, was awarded the title of Marquis of Huayin with merit, and The descendants of Yang Zhang were all qin generals who rode bravely and fought well, and once participated in the war to unify the six kingdoms.
His grandson Yang Xi followed Liu Bang on his campaign and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Chiquan, and the Yang family has since officially entered the ranks of the noble families. Since entering the Han Dynasty, the Yang family has gradually developed into a family of eunuchs with a strong academic atmosphere, and Yang Zhen's fifth ancestor Yang Chang was sima qian's son-in-law, who served in Huo Guangfu at the time, serving as a military sima and later moving to the position of grand si nong, with a loyal and rigorous position to the rank of imperial historian and acting chancellor. Yang Chang's younger son Yang Yun (杨恽) was also upright and righteous, serving as Guanglu Xun (光禄勋) in the middle of the dynasty and making him the Marquis of Tongping.
It can be said that the yang family's succession and transition were completely interspersed in the two Han Dynasties, Wei and Jin dynasties, and left a strong mark in the long volume of history.
Generally speaking, the change of dynasties, conquest and killing are always the focus of attention. The Yang family is active in the temple, and most of the people today appreciate their world-shaking political status and their status as a nobleman.
However, when we start with the literary works handed down from the Yang family to the world, and examine the outstanding family origins of the Yang family in the social context of the two Han Dynasties, we can see a richer connotation.
The Yang family has entered the world very deeply, and does not discuss the martial arts, and what is inherited is not only the Confucian sentiment of loyalty to the king and the country, but also reflected in the honest and honest family style. The Yang clan and its people and their texts corroborate each other and complement each other, which is rare and valuable.
Searching the themes of the works of the members of the Yang family, we can find that from politics to human feelings; its content from people's livelihood to individuals; its genres from sonatas to sketches; its aesthetics from elegant to flexible and exuberant, which not only connects the journey of the development and self-consciousness of the literature from the two Han Dynasties to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but also profoundly reflects the turbulent changes in The fields of Chinese social politics, economy, and culture.
Yang Chang's only surviving "Playing the King of Changyi" and "The Great-Grandson of the Emperor", both playing the abolition of the imperial family, in charge of the emperor's "household affairs", but they are all written in a clear manner, the righteousness is strict, and the logic is strict, which not only reflects Yang Chang's own high-level knowledge literacy, but also reflects the social stability at that time, singing and dancing, so the prince and nobles enjoy themselves and are comfortable.
Yang Zhen's sense of morality became stronger and stronger, and in the face of the affairs of people who did not conform to etiquette, he did not avoid, tolerate, and despise, and criticized three points, but in the Book of The Counselor for Wang Shengxiudi, in addition to quoting scriptures, he also mentioned that the social reality of the country's difficulties, frequent wars, and internal and external troubles jumped out on the paper.
Although Yang Xiu's "Reply to the Marquis of Linzi" is a private letter, it is far from the shortcomings of his ancestor Yang Yun and his friends, and the sharp edge of rebellion against despotism, but it is just an emotionally rich and eloquent academic argumentative article, which is all about discussing the issue of literary evaluation and literary function. Although it is still wonderful from a literary point of view, its vision has long been beyond the temple.
In fact, Yang Xiu's real achievement is also a rhetorical creation divorced from politics. "Festival Travel Fu" and "Goddess Endowment", one is a journey to spring, feeling the beautiful scenery; one recalls his unexpected meeting with the goddess, and the spring dream is traceless. The two gifts are full of talent, beautiful words, vivid narratives, and have long been different from the rigor and stability of their predecessors.
It can be seen that the shift in Yang Xiu's creative style and focus on the one hand shows that with the turmoil of today's situation, the Yang family has gradually faded out of the center of political power. More importantly, it reflects the shaking of the dominance of Confucianism during the period of social upheaval and the independence after literary self-consciousness.
"Mencius away from Lou Zhangxia" said: "Gentleman's Ze, the fifth and beheaded." There is also a saying that "wealth is only three generations". However, the figure of the Yang family has appeared impressively, and at all stages of China's historical development, its prosperity and prominence are obviously more than the third and fifth dynasties. The family style and family spirit play a decisive role in the in-depth investigation of the reasons. These style spirits penetrate into the blood of the Yang family, subtly affecting their character, temperament and way of doing things, forming the Yang family's own eye-catching family characteristics.
What the Yang family inherits and continues is the main cultural vein of the Supremacy of Chinese society during the Two Han Dynasties; while the yang family's reform and breakthrough is the shackles of thinking and cultural imprisonment when changing from a monistic aesthetic to a literary consciousness. When many researchers indulge in the political ups and downs of the Yang family, their unique literary works are undoubtedly a grand treasure that records the social, cultural and ideological changes of the two Han Dynasties, and it is worth our deep exploration.