The morning starts to fight for the behead, and the guest walks to the hometown.

The sound of chickens is the moon in the hut, and the frost of people is on the hut.

Oak leaves fall on the mountain road, and citrus flowers bloom on the post wall.

Because I was thinking about Du Ling’s dream, ducks and geese returned to the pond.

——"Early Travel in Shangshan" Wen Tingyun (Tang Dynasty)

This night is destined to be unstoppable.

Yang Guozhong was half drunk and half awake, lying on the spacious carriage. Two concubines were gently massaged his head, neck, waist and legs. The wind and snow outside the carriage were mixed with fragrance, and the red sleeves inside the carriage were filled with fragrance. As the carriage swayed gently, it reappeared yesterday...

Yang Guozhong, once named Yang Zhao, was from Puzhou and his distant cousin of Yang Guifei. Yang Zhao's ancestors were also the Yang family of Hongnong.

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According to "General History: Clan Brief", the Yang family of Hongnong was a descendant of the Yangshe family in the Spring and Autumn Period. The descendants of Yangshe fled to the Immortal Valley of Huashan and lived in seclusion in Huayin. In the Han Dynasty, Huayin belonged to Hongnong County, which was the origin of the Yangshe family of Hongnong.

After Yang Dao walked out of the mountains and forests and re-entered the political stage, more than ten generations of people were appointed officials of the Zhou Dynasty, either as doctors, Simas, or as Taifu and governors. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Yang Shuo of Huayin led his eight sons to fight with Liu Bang. Before the Battle of Gaixia broke out, his sixth son Yang Xi set out with the army as a cavalry. In order to inspire morale, Liu Bang promised to take Xiang Yu's head to reward thousands of gold and grant tens of thousands of households.

The Battle of Gaixia ended with Xiang Yu slashing his own throat in Wujiang. Stimulated by Liu Bang's reward, Han soldiers rushed forward to rob Xiang Yu's body. In the end, Xiang Yu's body was divided into five pieces, and each of the five was divided into one piece, among which Yang Xi got one leg of Xiang Yu. Liu Bang later fulfilled his promise, and Yang Xi was named Marquis of Chiquan and had a fief of thousands of households. From then on, Yang Xi went to the temple and went to the temple, had high officials and generous salaries, laying the foundation for the prosperity of the Yang family. Yang Shuo's other seven sons were all named Generals, and Yang Shuo himself was named Grand Historian.

Yang Chang, the fourth-generation grandson of Yang Xi, married Sima Ying, the daughter of Ma Qian, the Taishi Company. He was appreciated by General Huo Guang and promoted him all the way. He served as the Grand Secretary, the Censor and the Prime Minister. He was the first prime minister of the Yang family and the ancestor of the Hongnong Yang family.

Yang Chang's great-grandson Yang Zhen was full of knowledge and was known as "Confucius in Guanxi". Later, he became an official and became a Situ and Taiwei. He was a righteous and honest official. He was known in history as "Innocent Officials". The allusion of "rejecting gold at night" is related to Yang Zhen. On Yang Zhen's way to serve as the prefect of Donglai, Wang Mi, the magistrate of Changyi County, was grateful for his kindness for his support and specially prepared ten kilograms of gold to give it to Yang Zhen at night. Zhen said, "The old friends know the king, but the lord of the old friends, why are you?" Mi said, "The ignorant of the night." Zhen said, "Heaven knows, God knows, I know, and my son knows. What is ignorance?" Wang Mi left ashamed. Yang Zhen was later called "Sizhis" by later generations. From then on, Yang Zhen regarded Yang Zhen as the ancestor of the founding of the foundation and took the hall name "Sizhitang".

After Yang Zhen, Yang Bing, Yang Ci and Yang Biao successively served as the Grand Marshal, and the grand occasion of "Four Generations and Three Dukes" appeared. His disciples and former officials were also full of students all over the world. The Yang family of Hongnong became a prominent family at that time. During the Three Kingdoms period, heroes emerged and wars continued frequently. Yang Biao's son was outstanding in literary talent and served as the chief clerk in Cao Cao's prime minister's mansion. This person was Yang Xiu.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the two empresses of Emperor Wu of Jin, Yang Yan and Yang Zhi, both came from the Hongnong Yang family. During the Jin Dynasties, the Yang family members held important positions in the court, with power and prominence for a while.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Yang family of Hongnong continued to grow. Yang Zhong, the thirteenth generation grandson of Yang Zhen, had a talent for generals. At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he followed the Erzhu family and Dugu Xin fought south and north, and made many military achievements. After the Northern Wei Dynasty split into the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty, Yang Zhong joined the Western Wei camp, captured Dou Tai, defeated Shayuan, and defeated Nanliang. He was appointed as the General of the Cavalry for his merits and was awarded the title of Duke of Chenliu County.

After the establishment of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Zhong was promoted to General of the Pulver Kingdom and was granted the title of Duke Suiguo, becoming one of the core members of the Northern Zhou ruling group. After his death, his eldest son Yang Jian inherited the title of title.

Emperor Yuwen Yun of the Northern Zhou Dynasty made Yang Lihua the eldest daughter of Yang Jian the emperor. After Yuwen Yun died, Yang Jian controlled the affairs of the Northern Zhou Dynasty with the dual identity of powerful and noble relatives.

In the first year of Dading in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian accepted the abdication of Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou, changed the country's name to "Sui" and changed the reign to Kaihuang. It is known in history that Emperor Wen of Sui. After fourteen generations of unremitting efforts, the Yang family of Hongnong finally reached the peak of power. Yang Jian reigned for 23 years, with outstanding political achievements and political harmony. Yang Su, Duke of Yue, Duke of Chu, and other Yang clans were also famous in the Sui Dynasty.

After Yang Jian's second son Yang Guang ascended the throne, he was very fond of merit, arrogant, extravagant and debauchery, and fought for years, which eventually caused civil unrest and chaos in the world, which directly caused the collapse of the Sui Dynasty.

The Yang family of Hongnong did not die with the decline of the Sui Dynasty. The four wealthy families of "Li Wuwei and Yang" appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The Yang family of Hongnong included eleven people, including Yang Gongren, Yang Shidao, Yang Zaisi, Yang Hongli, etc., and served as prime ministers one after another. Yang Concubine Yang of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Wu Zetian's mother, all came from the Yang Family of Hongnong.

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Such a prominent family has been completely defeated by Yang Zhao's father's generation. Yang Zhao was ignorant since childhood, eating, drinking, gambling, and wandering in the market. Later, he entered Shu and joined the army, but he had no development. When he was desperate and was eating and waiting to die, he met the noble man Xian Yu Zhongtong.

At this time, Xian Yu Zhongtong was an interview envoy under the command of Zhang Qiuqiong, the governor of Jiannan. She was Zhang Qiuqiong's confidant aide. Xian Yu Zhongtong knew the wise and took a fancy to Yang Zhao's identity and ability to manage money. He determined that Yang Zhao's extraordinary goods were accustomed to him, so he generously donated money and often helped him.

Zhang Qiuqiong wanted to enter the court to become an official, but was worried about being excluded by Li Xiang, so he invited Xian Yu Zhongtong to Chang'an to manage the affairs of the country, and mediate the public relations to climb up the high ground.

In the fourth year of Tianbao, Yang Yuhuan was enthroned as a concubine, and his honor and favor were unparalleled. Xian Yu Zhongtong realized that the opportunity had come. Yang Zhao and Yang Guifei were both the Yang family of Hongnong. If Yang Zhao was asked to contact the concubine as Yang Guifei's far-far cousin, it would be twice the result with half the effort. So he recommended Yang Zhao to Zhang Qiujianqiong to go to Beijing.

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong then made an appointment with Yang Zhao. When he saw him, he was overjoyed. Because in addition to his handsome appearance and years of experience in the world, Yang Zhao was good at observing words and expressions, able to speak eloquently, and had many ideas. More importantly, he was Yang Guifei's brother and met the Yang sisters when he was a teenager. All these qualifications are the only candidates for the good office of public relations stationed in Beijing.

So, Zhang Qiujianqiong promoted Yang Zhao as the chief executive and cared for him since then. In the autumn of the fourth year of Tianbao, Yang Zhao brought dozens of cars of rare birds and beasts, strange flowers and stones to Beijing to manage the situation. Yang Zhao was ecstatic and rushed to Chang'an without stopping, starry night.

When he arrived in Chang'an, Yang Zhao quickly contacted the three cousins ​​of the Yang family and bribed them heavily. Under the wind of the three cousins' spared no effort, Yang Zhao fulfilled his mission, and Zhang Qiuqiong got his wish and was transferred to the court as he wished and was promoted to the Minister of Revenue. Yang Zhao's benefactor Xian Yu Zhongtong was also quickly promoted to the governor of Jiannan soon after.

Yang Zhao himself even rose to prominence with his nepotism and became a success. He was quickly promoted from a doctor and a censor to a minister, and was also the chief censor of the censor, and was dedicated to the judges of the affairs of the Duzhi. He was very happy to be promoted from a doctor and a clerk.
Chapter completed!