The Yang family general of the Northern Song Dynasty was a representative of Jing Zhong to serve the country. They are full of loyalty, and even the women of the Yang family are all heroines. But such a legendary family, where did it go when the Northern Song Dynasty was about to die?Why don't you see them come out to save the country?Actually, we all misunderstood them.
In 960 AD, Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao Mutiny and established the Northern Song Dynasty. After more than 100 years and eight emperors, by the time of Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the entire Song Dynasty was already in turmoil. Outside, there are Jin State and Western Xia, there are foreign relatives interfering in politics, party disputes, and the Song Dynasty under internal and external troubles is like a candle in the wind, which may be extinguished at any time.
In the seventh year of Xuanhe (1125 AD), the Jin army went south to attack the Northern Song Dynasty, at this critical juncture, Song Huizong saw that the big thing was not good, and immediately became a turtle with a shrunken head, gave way to the crown prince Zhao Huan, and became the emperor himself.
But the new emperor was not able to turn the tide. In the first year of Jingkang, the Jin army continued to move south, and Song Qinzong, who had just ascended the throne, cut land and paid compensation in order to quell the war. As a result, the following year, the Jin people had an appetite, tore up the previous armistice agreement, and went south again.
This time, the Jin army broke through the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo, which is now Kaifeng, and captured the two emperors of Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, as well as many royal relatives, harem concubines, and more than 3,000 civil and military officials. In addition, the Jin army also plundered the city of Tokyo, and the wealth accumulated in the Northern Song Dynasty for a century and a half was robbed. This is the famous shame of Jingkang in history.
However, at this critical juncture of survival, why did the world-famous Yang family disappear?Where did they go?
It is actually wrong to say this, at this moment, there are still people in the Yang family who join the army to serve the country, but their reputation is not obvious.
We are familiar with Yang Jiye, Seven Wolves and Eight Tigers, Yang Zongbao, Mu Guiying, Yang Wenguang, etc., they are the first four generations of Yang generals, and they were mainly active in the early Northern Song Dynasty. And at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were still a group of Yang family generals who stood up at this critical moment, although they were not so famous, but they also had a lot of merits. Among them, the outstanding representative is the seventh generation of Yang family generals - Yang Yizhong.
The change of Jingkang corresponds to the Yang general's first.
During the sixth and seventh generation periods, although the Yang family was not so famous at this time, they were still practicing martial arts and waiting for the opportunity to serve the country, which was the case with Yang Yizhong.
Yang Yizhong is a typical "Jiangmen Huzi", and his grandfather Yang Zongmin is the grandson of Yang Ye and the heir of the authentic Yang family.
During the Jingkang Revolution, Yang Zongmin served as the head of the Yongxing Military Road Capital, and cooperated with the Shaanxi Economic Strategy to make Tang Zhong stick to Chang'an. Yang Zongmin advised Tang Chong to strengthen the fortifications and defend against the Jin army with deep ditches and high fortifications, but Tang Chong did not listen. In the end, Chang'an was broken by the Jin army, and Yang Zongmin was killed in battle.
Yang Yizhong's father, Yang Zhen, resisted the Jin army in Jianning, Linzhou, and died heroically. From here, we can see that until this time, the Yang family will still be loyal and loyal from generation to generation.
During the Jingkang Revolution, Yang Yizhong followed Zhang Jun and Tian Shizhong's general King Qin, and later became Zhang Jun's subordinate.
Soon after the Jingkang Revolution, Zhao Gou ascended the throne as emperor in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, that is, Shangqiu, Henan, and established the Southern Song Dynasty. At this time, Yang Yizhong was serving as a guard on the side, and he could be regarded as a minister of the dragon.
After that, Yang Yizhong followed Zhang Jun and suppressed the rebels and the exile army many times. He took the lead, fought bravely, and made many achievements.
Zhao Gou personally summoned Yang Yizhong and gave him a robe belt, which shows Zhao Gou's trust in him.
Later, he cooperated with Han Shizhong to attack the puppet Qi regime, which was supported by the Jin State in order to control a puppet regime supported by the Central Plains, and defeated the enemy army in the Battle of Lotus Pond. Since then, he has made meritorious contributions in the Northern Expedition of Shaoxing, the Southern Invasion of Wanyan Liang and the Northern Expedition of Longxing.
So the question is, Yang Yizhong is not only a descendant of the Yang family, but also a famous anti-gold general, and is so valued by Zhao Gou, it stands to reason that even if his reputation is not as good as Yue Fei, he should be on the same level as Han Shizhong, why does it seem to be rarely mentioned in history?
This is mainly because Yang Yizhong participated in the framing of Yue Fei, mainly two things. One was to return Yue Fei to the court on Zhao Gou's orders, and the other was to serve as a supervisor when Zhao Gou executed Yue Fei.
Probably many people feel that Yang Yizhong, as a great and loyal general, framed Yue Fei again, and this image is very contradictory, so they simply don't mention him.