Yang Hong

Yang Hong (died 228), courtesy name Jixiu, was an official of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Early life Yang Hong was from Wuyang County (武陽), Qianwei Commandery (犍為), which is located within present-day Pengshan, Sichuan. When Liu Zhang was the governor of the Yi Province, he served successively in several commanderies. After Liu Bei successfully conquered Yi province, Li Yan recommended him as an Officer of Merit (功曹). Later, Li Yan wished to relocate the Administrator's headquarters, however Yang Hong firmly opposed this decision and in the end his opinion was ignored. Following this, he resigned from his position as an Officer of Merit. However, Li Yan still recommended Yang Hong to the Prefectural capital as an official. Service under Liu Bei Afterward, when Liu Bei battling Xiahou Yuan at Hanzhong, he sends requests for reinforcement to be sent. At this time, Zhuge Liang was in charge of the approvisionnement and asked Yang Hong's opinion about this. Yang Hong told him: Zhuge Liang agreed with Yang Hong's opinion. At the same moment, the Administrator of Shu Commandery (蜀郡太守), Fa Zheng was helping Liu Bei in the north. Zhuge Liang sends a memorial to have Yang Hong take the vacant position, he quickly adapted and the many problems were soon all resolved therefore he was given the formal appointment. Soon he was relocated to another office in Yi province.