Yang Yin (杨愊) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yang Yin was a Powerful chief minister executed in Xiaozhao’s coup.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 560 皇建末/幹明初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 48

Career and standing

Executed along with Yan by order of Prince of Changguang
Executed · Authority Emperor Wucheng (武成帝)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 163
Executed by Xiaozhao at the start of his coup
Executed · Authority Emperor Xiaozhao (孝昭帝)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 48

Events and relationships

Proclaimed the edict leaving five thousand troops of the imperial escort in the Western Quarter while the Prince of Ji’nan traveled to Ye
Political · Official
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 158
Relation Rivalry with · Person Guiyan (歸彥)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 159

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 14Volume 14 Biographies 6: Guangping Gongcheng; Yangzhou Gong Yongle; Di Zhangbi; Prince of Xiangle, Xiang Guo; Prince of Shangluo, Si Zong; Zi Yuanhai; Di Sihao; Prince of Pingqin, Guiyan; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Changle, Governor of Lingshan; Sizi Fuhu · 5 passages

Open chapter

初孝昭之誅楊愔等，謂武成云：「事成，以爾為皇太弟。」 When Gao Yan first executed Yang Yin and the others, he had told Gao Zhan, "When the affair succeeds, I will make you imperial younger brother."

初濟南自晉陽之鄴，楊愔宣勑，留從駕五千兵於西中，陰備非常。 When Prince of Jinan first traveled from Jinyang to Ye, Yang Yin read the edict leaving five thousand troops of the escort in the Western Quarter — a secret guard against surprise.

至鄴數日，歸彥乃知之，由是陰怨楊、燕。 Several days after reaching Ye, Guiyan learned of it and began to nurse secret resentment against Yang and Yan.

楊、燕等欲去二王，問計於歸彥。 Yang, Yan, and their faction meant to remove the two princes and sought Guiyan's counsel.

長廣於是誅楊、燕等。 Changguang thereupon executed Yang, Yan, and their allies.