Five Dynasties · Consort

Lady Yang 楊氏

Yang shi

Attested AD 957 - AD 958

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Yang was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 957 to AD 958 初，南唐遣邊鎬破湖南……及令坤克取之
Directly stated · History of Song 251, passages 40-42

Family

Kinship Role family-members · Count 200
Directly stated · History of Song 251, passage 42

Career and standing

courtesan 妓
Directly stated · History of Song 251, passage 40

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Han Lingkun (韓令坤)
Directly stated · History of Song 251, passage 42

Events and relationships

Hid and spared
Personal · Survivor · With Ma Xichong (馬希崇) · At Tanzhou 潭州 · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Lady Yang (楊氏)
Directly stated · History of Song 251, passage 42
Sought vengeance
Legal · Accuser · With Lu Mengjun (陸孟俊)
Directly stated · History of Song 251, passages 41-42
Relation Presented to · Person Han Lingkun (韓令坤)
Directly stated · History of Song 251, passage 40

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 251Volume 251 Biographies 10: Han Lingkun, Murong Yanzhao, Fu Yanqing · 3 passages

初，南唐遣邊鎬破湖南，以馬希崇分司揚州，及令坤克取之，希崇以妓楊氏獻，令坤甚嬖之。 Earlier Southern Tang had sent Bian Hao to conquer Hunan and posted Ma Xichong to Yangzhou as deputy commissioner. When Lingkun took the city, Xichong presented the courtesan Lady Yang to him, and Lingkun became deeply infatuated with her.

會擒陸孟俊，將械送行在所，楊氏於簾間窺見之，即拊膺慟哭。 When Lu Mengjun was captured and about to be sent to the imperial camp in chains, Lady Yang caught sight of him from behind a curtain and at once beat her breast and wept bitterly.

令坤怪，問之，楊氏曰：「孟俊往年入潭州，殺我家二百口，惟妾為希崇所匿得免，願甘心焉。」 Lingkun was puzzled and asked her why. Lady Yang said, "Years ago when Mengjun entered Tanzhou he slaughtered two hundred members of my family. Only I survived because Xichong hid me. I wish to see him pay with his life."