The history of the rise and fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty clan Hongnong Yang .

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-11

Due to the "Tuling" system of the Western Han Dynasty, every once in a while, the local "Haoqiang" of the whole country will be apprenticed to the Gyeonggi region (Sanfu area), which is equivalent to "redistributing" local wealth every few decades, which can restrain the strength of local forces on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also leads to the concentration of resources in the Gyeonggi region, forming countless large clans, such as the Hongnong Yang clan, the Fufeng Ma clan, the Dou clan, the Ban family, the Peijun Huan clan, the Runan Ying clan, the Yuan clan, the Boling Cui clan, the Jiangxia Huang clan and so on.

Among them, it is especially represented by the Hongnong Yang clan, whose members are both ministers of the court and brave generals; There are not only scholars and scholars, but also people with outstanding literary talents, who had a deep influence in the Han and Wei dynasties. It is recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: ".From Zhen to Biao, the fourth Taiwei, the virtue of succession, and the Yuan family are all famous people in Tokyo

The earliest Yang family can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Jin Kingdom - Jin (Quwo) Wugong, Jin Wugong gave birth to a son Boqiao, Boqiao was enshrined in Yangdi, also known as Yang Boqiao (its fief is in the southeast of Fancheng, Hongdong County, Shanxi Province), so Yang as the surname.

In the Spring and Autumn Period of the Jin Dynasty, because the small sect replaced the large sect, since the Jin Xiangong (the son of the Duke of Jin Wu), the prince and grandson were not allowed to be established as nobles, and the prince and grandson had to leave the Jin Dynasty and serve other countries, which was the so-called "Jin no prince". The Yang family is lucky, although he is a public office, his bloodline is far away, and he is not within the scope of rejection of the Jin State, so he can stay in the Jin State to develop.

Yang Boqiao's descendants also received the title of sheep tongue, so they took the sheep tongue as their clan, and the world called the sheep tongue doctor. The Yangyu clan also belongs to the "Shi Clan" in the Jin Kingdom, and although its power is not as good as the "Six Secretaries of the Jin Kingdom", the gap is not very far.

The Yang Tongue clan produced a celebrity - Yang Yu Xuan, the word Uncle Xiang, a doctor and politician of the Jin Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Zheng Guo's son and Qi State's Yan Ying are equally famous. Shu Xiang studied "Spring and Autumn" since childhood, and later served as the prince Biao (that is, Jin Pinggong) Taifu, who was honest and simple, and was an important minister of the court who assisted the three generations of Jin Mourning Duke, Jin Ping Duke, and Jin Zhao Duke.

During the period of Uncle Ran Xiang Ren Taifu, it had entered the late Spring and Autumn Period, and the internal struggle of the Jin State was fierce, and the Yangyu clan lost in the struggle, and its territory was divided by the six secretaries of the Jin State——".The field of the Qi clan is divided into seven counties, and the field of the sheep tongue is divided into three counties

One branch of the sheep tongue ran to the Huayin area of Hongnong County. When this branch developed to the middle and late Warring States period, another character appeared - Yang Zhang.

Yang Zhang was reused by the Qin State and was appointed as the chief of the left, as recorded in the "Historical Records"".In the thirteenth year, Shu Changzhang attacked Chu in Danyang, captured his generals, and beheaded 80,000; He also attacked Chu and Hanzhong, took 600 miles of land, and placed Hanzhong County。"Later Hongnong, Huayin, and the Yang clan all respected Yang Zhang as the first ancestor.

So far, the Yang family is considered to be a prominent person in the Qin State.

Yang Zhang gave birth to three sons, all of whom were Qin generals, of which the eldest son Yang Xun was a general, who guarded Xiuwu (now Huojia County, Henan), and his descendants lived in Hanoi (north of the Yellow River in present-day Henan); The second son, Yang Lang, served as a general of Qin, was named the Marquis of Jin, and his descendants stayed in Feng Xiang; The third son, Yang Yuan, was named the secretary of the state of Qin. Yang Qian gave birth to three more sons, Yang Duanhe,Yang Shuo, Yang Yi, Yang Duanhe was a general of the Qin State, who participated in the war against Miyu and the unification of the Six Kingdoms, and made outstanding contributions.

The second son, Yang Shuo, studied astronomy, lived in seclusion, and refused Qin's conscription five times.

Yang Shuo had eight sons, one of whom was Yang Xi, who followed Liu Bang as a general and won military merits and was sealedChiquan Hou。The "Historical Records" contains: "...Xiang Wang's body was also ......... by more than ten peoplebut he killed himself. The king took his head, and the rest of the horses fought for the king, killing dozens of people. Finally, Lang Zhong rode Yang Xi, rode Sima Lu Ma Tong, Lang Zhong Lu Sheng, Yang Wu each got their own. Five people are together, and they are all together. Therefore, it is divided into five: Feng Lu Ma Tong is the Marquis of Zhongshui, and Feng Wang Zhu is the Marquis of Du YanFeng Yang Xi is the Marquis of Chiquan, Feng Yang Wu as Wu Fanghou, Feng Lu Sheng as Nieyang Hou. ”

Yang Xi is a meritorious group in the Western Han Dynasty, and he is a "scholarly family", which gradually gained momentum in the Western Han Dynasty.

Yang Xi gave birth to a son, Yang Fu, and attacked his title. Yang Fu also passed on his son Yang Bottle, Yang Huang has two sons, Yang MengweiYang Chang, whileYang ChangHe was the core figure of the Yang family in the Western Han Dynasty.

Yang Chang, the word Junping, his personality is loyal and honest, restrained and afraid, this character should not have done much in the official career, but his wife is very powerful, Yang Chang's wife is Sima Qian's daughter Sima Ying.

In the first year of Yuanping (74 B.C.), Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty died, and the throne passed to Liu He, the king of Changyi, the grandson of Emperor Wu, but after Liu He succeeded to the throne, he feasted and danced and had fun. Auxiliary Minister Huo Guang secretly discussed with Zhang Anshi, the general of the joint chariot cavalry, and the great Sima Tian Yannian, intending to abolish Liu He and set up another virtuous monarch. Huo Guang sent someone to inform Yang Chang of this matter.

Although Yang Chang is honest, he knows the seriousness of the matter, so he doesn't want to get involvedFrightened, not knowing what to say, sweating and backing, in vainSima Ying knew the situation and said the following paragraph, ".This major event of the country, the general today decided to make Jiuqing come to report to the prince. The prince does not respond, and the general is of the same heart, and he is still indecided, and the first thing is punished

Sima Ying means; Liu He, the king of Changyi, has little qualifications, and it doesn't have a big impact if he is abolished, but Huo Guangshi is big, and if he doesn't support it, he can't afford the consequences.

After Sima Ying's point, Yang Chang immediately understood what to do.

Another of Yang Chang's achievements was the preservation of a copy of his father-in-law's work, Taishi Gongshu, which was published by his youngest son, Yang Yun, during the reign of Emperor Xuan.

Yang Chang's title was inherited by his eldest son Yang Zhong, and his youngest son Yang Yun served as a Lang official. Yang Yun and his father's personality is different, although Yang Yun is talented, but he treats people harshly and lacks grace, Emperor Xuan Wufeng two years (56 years ago) Yang Yun and the servant Dai Changle disputed, both were dismissed as concubines. More than a year later, Yang Yun wrote the "Book of Reporting Sun Huizong", in which he expounded his thoughts, and was later denounced, thinking that this book was a great rebellion, and sentenced to beheading. All those related to him were implicated, his wife was exiled to Jiuquan County, and his nephew An PinghouYang TanTherefore, he was exempted from being a concubine.

Yang Tan, who was demoted to a concubine, gave birth to two sonsYang BaoAnd with Yang.

Yang Bao is diligent and studious, has an indifferent temperament, and does not like the intrigue of officialdom, so he lives in seclusion and teaches "Ouyang Shangshu" all his life. After Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ascended the throne, he sent a bus to recruit him into the court as an official, but Yang Bao still insisted on not doing so, and resigned with old age and illness.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Hongnong Yang family developed to Yang Zhen and his descendants, which can be said to have reached another peak of the family's prosperity. "Hanshu" cloud:"From Zhen to Biao, the fourth Taiwei, the virtue of succession, and the Yuan family are all famous people in Tokyo

Yang Zhen, the son of Yang Bao, was influenced by his father, inherited his family learning, and studied under the master Huan Yu of "Ouyang Shangshu".Kansai Confucius”。Yang Zhen himself, influenced by his father, insisted on not working, and ignored the employment notices issued by the state and county for decades.

It was not until fifty that he entered the career (Liu Xiu was supported by the wealthy family, and Wang Mang was a scholar who took refuge in Wang Mang, so Liu Xiu especially liked the scholar who had no family background), because of too much fame, the first stop of the official was the general Deng Qiu's recommendation as Maocai, and after four promotions, the official went to Jingzhou Thorn History, Donglai Taishou. In the fourth year of the early Yuan Dynasty (117), Yang Zhen was recruited and transferred to the court as a servant, and was soon promoted to Taichang. In the first year of Yongning (120), he was Situ, and in the second year of Yanguang (123), he was Taiwei. In the third year of Yanguang (124 years), Yang Zhen was falsely accused and sent back to his hometown.

Yang Bing (92 A.D. - 165 A.D.), the son of Yang Zhen, was as well-read as his father, proficient in all kinds of scriptures and commentaries, and lived in seclusion as a professor when he was young, and did not enter the career until he was in his forties.

Yang Bing is an honest official, and only receives a salary according to the number of hours he has served, and the rest of the excess never goes into his private pocket, and his former subordinates leave him with millions of dollars, and he refuses to do so. Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne and recruited Yang Bing to give lectures as the emperor, as a doctor in Taizhong and a general in Zuozhong, and later promoted to Shizhong and Shangshu. In the winter of the fifth year of Yanxi (162), Yang Bing succeeded Liu Ju as the captain.

Yang Ci, the son of Yang Bing, is the same as his grandfather and father, and is well-known in the state and county. Yang Ci was first recruited by the general Liang Yi, and then disagreed with Liang Yi and left, and then was promoted by Sikong Mansion to the high rank, and was soon promoted to the captain of Shizhong and Yuecai. In the early years of Jianning, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty reached the age of entering school, and ordered Taifu, and later served as Shaofu, Guangluxun, Taichang and other positions. In the fifth year of Guanghe (182), he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and Yang Ci wrote a letter to directly report the political abuses of the dynasty and was relegated home.

Yang Biao (146-225 AD), the son of Yang Ci and the father of Yang Xiu. Because of his family style, his upright personality, and because he was familiar with the old poems, books and etiquette, he was recruited by the bus as a councilor, and was promoted to Shizhong and Jing Zhaoyin.

Guanghezhong, exposing the Yellow Gate ordered Wang Fu to make his protégé Gu Yu's official property, Wang Fu was ambushed, and the world was fast. After that, Yang Biao was recruited to return to the court to serve as a servant and a general in Wuguan, and moved to Yingchuan and Nanyang Taishou. Later, he served as a waiter, and after three promotions, he served as Yongle Shaofu, Taifu and finally Captain.

In the first year of Chuping (190), the Kwantung army was raised, Dong Zhuo wanted to move the capital to Chang'an, and the hundred officials did not dare to oppose it, and Yang Biao stepped forward to ".Donating temples and abandoning gardens and mausoleums for no reason, I am afraid that the people will be alarmed, and there will be a boiling chaos. ......The world is easy to move, but it is very difficult to be safe"Strongly opposed. Dong Zhuo dismissed him, and after being persuaded by the officials, he was appointed as a doctor of Guanglu, and later transferred to Dahonglu.

Dong Zhuoqiang made the emperor enter the customs, and Yang Biao accompanied him. When encountering the rebellion of Li Dao and Guo Jiang, Yang Biao tried his best to protect the emperor, and the process was so difficult that almost all of them died.

In August of the first year of Jian'an (196), Yang Biao accompanied the emperor to set the capital of Xu County. Yang Biao and other old ministers were dissatisfied with Cao Cao's actions, and were framed by Cao Cao for plotting to abolish the emperor and Yuan Shu.

Later, Yang Biao saw that Han Zuo was about to die, so he used the excuse that he couldn't walk and retired from it.

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), after Yang Xiu was killed, Yang Biao, in order to preserve the family, made a book "Answer to Cao Gongshu", saying".Children are stubborn, and their fallacies are recorded, and they can't be effective, so as to compromise the ...... they love, the trip of the son, if the father, constantly thinking about the child, will lead to failure. Forgiveness and prolongation to this day. On the day of the recent questioning, my heart was broken

After Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, he asked Yang Biao, and Yang Biao had to say, "The child is stubborn", and said".Forgiveness and prolongation to this day. Yang Biao was also helpless, he couldn't fight the Cao family, so he had to be wronged.

In fact, the core reason for Yang Xiu's death is not Yang Xiu, but Cao Cao, if Cao Cao wants to be the Duke of Zhou, Cao Pi is his successor, then the Yang family can be developed; If it is Cao Pi, then Cao Cao's heart to represent the Han has been decided, and the Yang family and the Han family are too close, Cao Cao wants to replace the Han family and assist his son, so he will inevitably kill a hundred people, and the Yang family will not be able to escape.

After that, the Eastern Jin Dynasty crossed the river, and the Hongnong Yang family left the homeland, which had become a source of water and gradually declined.

The Yang family originated in the Spring and Autumn Jin Kingdom, and later the Qin Kingdom, and in the Western Han Dynasty, it was used to turn martial arts into literature, and the whole family studied articles, which adapted to the political atmosphere of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han Dynasty originated from the Hao family, and most of the scribes who were officially accepted voted for Wang Mang, so Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was particularly favored by the scribes who started in the mountains, which was also the main reason why the Yang family could cling to the royal family. The favor of the royal family was also exchanged for the loyalty of the family.

It's just that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the royal family was weak, and the previous operation mode was no longer suitable for the new version.

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