After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, where did the Yang family generals go?

I believe everyone is familiar with the Yang family generals. This is a group of soldiers formed by the descendants of the Yang family. However, unlike what we see on TV, in fact the Yang family generals are not so legendary. Most of them do not continue to be Yang family generals, but are engaged in other minor officials. Therefore, the generals of the Yang family can only be regarded as having lasted for three generations, and all subsequent generations have become ordinary people.

The most important person in the Yang family is Yang Jiye. He is the founder of the Yang family and the first generation general. Because of his outstanding abilities, he was appreciated by Song Taizong, which also gave Yang Jiye the opportunity to display himself. In a war, Yang Jiye saved Song Taizong, which made him even more appreciated. However, he was ostracized and tortured by many people. During a Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom, he was framed by villains and eventually sacrificed his life for the country.

Yang Jiye gave birth to 7 sons in total in his life. In addition to Yang Yanyu and Yang Jiye who died on the battlefield together, his eldest son also made great achievements. He was Yang Yanlang, the second generation general of the Yang family. . Perhaps he followed his father on the battlefield in his early years. He was very skilled in combat and had a heroic spirit, which was also praised by Song Zhenzong. Because he resembled his father so much and was brave and resourceful, the people of Liao were somewhat afraid of him. In the end, he spent his whole life fighting for the battlefield and died at the border.

The representative of the third generation of Yang family generals is Yang Yanlang’s son Yang Wenguang. He was relatively lucky. At that time, an armistice agreement had been signed on the border, so Yang Wenguang no longer needed to fight on the battlefield, he only needed to protect him. Because of this, he no longer had a record that could be compared with that of his father and ancestors. This also resulted in his descendants not having a glorious record. From then on, there was no more Yang family general. In the second generation, except for the eldest Yang Yanlang, who inherited his father's leadership and led the generals of the Yang family, the other sons were also engaged in small official positions, enjoying the honors brought by their father, and did not make any major achievements.