How did Yang Jiajiang's story become a household name?

Because of those wonderful drama stories, Yang Jiajiang's story is a household name.

The real Yang Jiajiang in history is admirable, but it is far less wonderful and lamentable than the drama.

One of our fellow villagers, Mr. Sun, has done some research on this. Let's see what the real Yang Jiajiang looks like. And how did historical facts develop into household names step by step?

"Yang Jiajiang" is the most popular and influential historical legend in China opera and rap art since the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Yang Ye, She Taijun,,,, Mu,, Yang Bamei and Jiumei, including Fire Woman Yang Paifeng, are household names.

On the stage of national drama, in the battle of "Golden Beach", all the Yang brothers were killed and injured. Your father touched the monument and was killed. Goro became a monk and Shiro was missing. The last Liulang is still fighting for his country. After Liu Lang's death, his descendants and Yang are still defending their country.

Yang's men are heroic and women are stronger. Under the command of Mu and She Taijun, many Chinese sons and daughters have a boiling passion.

However, from a historical perspective, Yang Jiajiang's story is only an artistic interpretation of the tragic historical event of Yang Ye and Chen Gugu's bloody battle and heroic death.

After the death of the real Yang Ye in history, only his son Zhao Yan and grandson Wenguang were famous guards in the Song Dynasty.

Portrait of Yang Ye

Yang Ye's real name in history is Yang Chonggui, and his father Yang Xin is a local tyrant in Linzhou (Shenmu North, Shaanxi). He took advantage of the Five Dynasties rebellion to occupy Linzhou, claiming to be a secretariat, and later joined the later Han Dynasty and the later Zhou Dynasty.

About the time when Yang Xin joined the Han Dynasty, he sent Yang Chonggui to Taiyuan in order to make friends with Liu Chong, our time in Hedong at that time. After Yang Xin took refuge in the Zhou Dynasty, Yang Chonggui stayed in Taiyuan.

After the death of Yang Xin, Yang Ye's younger brother Yang Chongxun succeeded the secretariat and joined Liu Chong in the Northern Han Dynasty with Linzhou.

Later Yang Chongxun joined the Zhou Dynasty.

Yang Chonggui's life in Taiyuan was not affected during the Five Dynasties' troubled times. Liu Chong attaches great importance to the young and brave Yang Chonggui. He recognized Yang Chonggui as his righteous grandson and changed his name to Liu.

Liu, the first defense commander, was famous for his bravery and was promoted to the army for his merits. Because of Liu's outstanding military exploits and invincible, people in China call him "invincible".

After the demise of the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu surrendered to the Northern Song Dynasty, which was called Liu's prestige, and made him the left governor and Zhengzhou defense envoy. It is recorded in "Continuing the History as a Mirror" that Liu fought bloody battles in Taiyuan Chengtou, and even after Liu Jiyuan, the master of the Northern Han Dynasty, surrendered, he continued to fight. After sending Liu Jiyuan to surrender himself, Liu surrendered in tears.

Stills of Pu Opera "Golden Beach"

After Liu returned to Song Dynasty, he took "Yang" as his surname and became a single name. Because of his rich experience in defending the Liao country, he was appointed by the court as the garrison of Daizhou (Daixian, Shanxi) and Sanjiao (Taiyuan North).

In the second year of his reign, Yang Ye defeated the Liao army in Yanmen (Shanxi).

In the third year of Yongxi (986), the Northern Expedition was carried out on a large scale, and Liao was attacked. Yang Ye and Pan Mei led marked troops to conquer Yun (Datong, Shanxi Province), Shuo (now Shuoxian County), Huan (northeast of Shuoxian County) and Ying (Yingxian County), and Cao Binke Zhuozhou, an Eastern Army. Liao's southward help. Soon, the Eastern Route Army of the Song Dynasty was defeated in Hebei. Yang Ye was ordered to escort the people of four states to retreat, and met the Liao army on the way.

Coach Pan Mei and the King of the Army? Titan Su Jian? Catastrophe? Bad school? Yi wo? Chlorine jump Sun Zai? φ sword? What happened to the carpet? Died of hunger strike, about sixty years old. Yang Ye's deeds were told at that time, and then gradually developed into a story of "Yang Jiajiang".

Seven dragons and eight tigers

In China traditional opera, Lao Yang's husband and his wife, Mrs. She, have seven sons. There is also a saying in the traditional Chinese opera that Yang Jiye has eight sons, so-called "Seven Langs and Eight Tigers".

Song Shi? The Biography of Yang Ye records that Yang Ye has seven sons, while Li Tao's long book "A Mirror for Continuing Capital Management" in the Southern Song Dynasty says that Yang Ye has only five sons. As for "A Brief Introduction to the East" in the Southern Song Dynasty, only one son, Yang, was mentioned. Judging from various historical materials, it is still a mystery how many children there are in Yang Ye.

The seven sons recorded in Song history are: Yang Yanlang, Yang Yanpu, Yang Yanxun, Yang Yanhuan, Yang Yangui, Yang Yanbin and Yang Yanyu. Among them, Yang Yanyu fought side by side with Nye's father, and when he died in Chenjiagukou, the other six sons all died well. Yan Lang is the assistant envoy of Chongyi, Yan Pu and Yan Xun are both worshippers, and Yan Huan, Yan Gui and Yan Bin are all temple officials (official names). It can be seen that they did not say that they were living in the hands of dead traitors.

Jerry Lee plays Yang Silang.

The official history called Yang Silang Yang Yanhuan, and the folk opera called him Yang Yanhui. Song Shi? However, it is recorded in Biography of Yang Ye that after Yang's death, he was made an official in the temple by the court, and there was no defection. Therefore, it is unknown how Shiro ended up.

Chun Wu plays Yang Liulang.

According to official records, Yang Liulang is the son of Yang Ye, Yang Yanlang (later renamed Yang). This is true, but he is not the sixth son of Yang Ye, but the eldest son, just called Liu Lang.

Legend has it that he is also a prominent county horse owner, but judging from his life track in the official history, he has been guarding the border for many years, has no foundation in Beijing, and has never lived and worked in Beijing, so he is unlikely to be Chai's county horse.

According to historical records, Yang was taciturn when he was young, but he always liked to play marching games. After reading it, Yang Ye said, "This kind of son is me." I will take him with me when I go out in the future.

After Yang Ye was killed, Yang continued to work in Hebei frontier. In the second year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (999), Liao invaded the south. At that time, Yang was in Suicheng. Due to the small size of Suicheng, it was not prepared for defense, and was besieged by the Liao army, which made the people in the city panic. Yang summoned the able-bodied men in the city, distributed weapons, cooperated with them, and stuck to it with all his might. At that time, it was the middle of winter, and Yang ordered people to carry water and pour it on the wall, which became solid ice overnight. The wall was smooth and difficult to climb, so the Liao army's fierce offensive could not continue and had to retreat. Song Jun seized the military equipment abandoned by the Liao army. Yang's clever plan saved the city and showed his military talent. Because of his work, he was awarded the Zhou Mo Secretariat.

During the Battle of Gezhou, Yang opposed the peace talks, and his ideas coincided with those of Kou Zhun, then prime minister. However, the Northern Song Dynasty imperial court did not respond to this. The army led by Yang entered the territory of Liao, breached the ancient city and achieved great success. Since then, Yang has been promoted many times because of his contribution to guarding the border, and was finally awarded the official team to deploy Levin.

Later, Yang died in office at the age of 57. After hearing the news, Song Zhenzong was very sad and sent messengers to protect the gods. Heshuo people look forward to tears and cry for him.

Yang has been guarding the frontier fortress for more than 20 years, and the Liao state is very awed by him and calls him. So, why did Liao people call him Yang Liulang? There is a saying that this is because Liao people are superstitious and believe that the sixth star in the Big Dipper in the sky is dedicated to Liao countries. Because Yang was very intimidating to Liao people, Liao people thought he was the reincarnation of the sixth star, so they called him. According to the name of "Yang Liulang", future generations may regard Yang Zhuan as the sixth son of Yang Ye.

Stills of female generals in Yangmen

According to the History of Song Dynasty, Yang's third son was named Yang, who did not exist.

"Yangmen Female General" has no shadow in the official history.

The story of Yang Jiajiang has been circulated for nearly a thousand years. So, how did the story of Yang Jiajiang become a household name? There is a historical evolution.

Ouyang Xiu was a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The story of "Yang Jiajiang" happened in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and by the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, it had quickly spread all over the world. Ouyang Xiu, a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, once wrote an article praising Yang Ye and Yang for their "great father and son, invincible wisdom and courage", and pointed out that the story was widely circulated at all levels of society at that time.

This article was written in the sixty-fifth year after Yang Ye's death, and it is called "Epitaph of Yang Jun, Deputy Ambassador of Kubei". This is a descendant of the Yang family, named Yang Qi.

Su Zhe, another great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, also wrote a poem "Crossing the Invincible Temple of Yang", which confirmed the influence of the story in the Song Dynasty from another side.

Stills of Meng Liang stealing bones

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Yang Jiajiang's story was scripted by folk artists, which became more and more popular. By the Yuan Dynasty, the form of Yang Jiajiang's story had been expanded, and a variety of dramas appeared, such as Haotian Tower Stealing Meng Liang Bone.

In the Ming Dynasty, Yang Jiajiang's stories were further enriched, and The Romance of Yang Jiajiang and The Biography of Yang Jiajiang appeared.

Stills of Shiro visiting his mother

In the middle and late Ming dynasty, the imperial court was weak and foreign enemies were eyeing it. This situation is similar to that in the Song Dynasty, and Yang Jiajiang has become the best weapon for people to borrow Gu Yan today.

On the other hand, the Ming government also highly praised Yang Jiajiang, hoping to promote the idea of loyalty to the monarch.

In this atmosphere, Yang Jiajiang's story has been further developed and perfected. Ji Zhenlun's Popular Romance of Yang Jiajiang in Ming Dynasty and Xiong's Biography of Northern Song Dynasty in Qing Dynasty finally finalized the story.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were as many as 360 plays with Yang Jiajiang as the theme. To this day, Beijing Opera and other local operas often perform plays such as "Shiro Visiting Mother" and "Mu Commanding".

The author of the article is Sun, from Sun's blog.