Yang Xin is from Mount Chengnan. Great-grandfather Yang Chen was the secretariat of Xuzhou in Jin Dynasty. Grandfather Yang Quan worked as Huang Menlang. Father sheep is not in doubt, and he is the prefect of Guiyang.

When Yang Xin was young, he was quiet, not competitive with others, laughing, good-looking and well-behaved. Read widely, especially good at official script. There is no doubt that Yang Xin was just 12 years old when he was appointed as the magistrate of Wucheng County. At that time, Wang Xianzhi was appointed as the magistrate of Xing Wu and appreciated him very much. (Follow-up)

In Song Taizu, Bai Song presided over the imperial examination, accepted bribes from others, and was partial to others in the selection. He was afraid that others would be controversial after the red list was posted, so he first listed the names of the winners and reported them to the emperor, hoping to raise his worth by the emperor's will. The emperor said to him angrily, "I asked you to preside over the imperial examination." You should decide the list of winners. Why did you report it to me? " How do I know if these people are suitable? If the red list is criticized by others after it is posted, I will behead and apologize to everyone in the world! "Bai Song was afraid, so he changed all the names on the list to suit everyone's wishes, and then posted the list.