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Yang Jian, Yang Guang Yang Yuhuan (Concubine Yang) Yang Xingmi (852–905), courtesy name Huayuan, was the founding monarch of the Wu State in the Five Dynasties. He was from Hefei, Luzhou. In his youth, he was a bandit and occupied Luzhou. Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty appointed him as the Jiedushi (military governor) of Huainan and enfeoffed him as the King of Wu. He had control over the areas of Huainan and Jiangdong and reigned for fifteen years. Later, when his son Yang Pu declared himself emperor, Yang Xingmi was posthumously honored as Emperor Taizu Wu. Yang Ye was from Taiyuan in the Song Dynasty. Initially, he served the Northern Han Dynasty. He was a brave and skilled warrior and was given the surname Liu and the name Jiye. After the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty, he surrendered to the Song Dynasty and was appointed as the governor of Daizhou. Through accumulated achievements, he was promoted to the Observation Commissioner of Yunzhou. Later, when Pan Mei led a northern expedition as the Jiedushi of Zhongwu Army, Yang Ye was his deputy. They successively captured Yingzhou, Huanzhou, and Shuozhou. When Empress Dowager Xiao of the Khitan Liao Dynasty led her troops southward and recaptured Huanzhou, Yang Ye and his troops were in Shuozhou. Wang Shen, the governor of Yuzhou, forced Yang Ye to fight the enemy. After the battle was lost and no reinforcements arrived, Yang Ye was captured after exhausting his strength. He refused to eat for three days and died. Later, several generations of the Yang family, including Yang Yanzhao and Yang Wenguang, continuously defended the territory for the Northern Song Dynasty. The loyalty and bravery of the Yang Family Generals have been passed down and celebrated by later generations. Yang Xiuqing (?-1856), originally named Silong, was from Guiping, Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty. Because he became sworn brothers with Hong Xiuquan, he changed his name to Xiuqing. He started the uprising with Hong Xiuquan and repeatedly defeated the Qing troops. He was enfeoffed as the Eastern King. Most of the orders of the Taiping Army came from Yang Xiuqing, and he held great power. Therefore, he and Hong Xiuquan were collectively known as Hong and Yang in the world. Later, he was killed by Wei Changhui.