Yang Fan is a character in “Xue Dingshan’s Expedition to the West”, a general of the Western Fan Kingdom, and the second antagonist in the entire book. The commander-in-chief of Ren Baihuguan may not have an attractive appearance, but his strength is infinite. He holds a golden backed machete in his hand and possesses the courage that would be inappropriate for a thousand men. It is closely related to the death of Xue Rengui. Below, the history encyclopedia editor will bring you a detailed introduction. Let’s take a look together!
Because her father Yang Hu had a close relationship with General Han Jiangguan and Fan Hong, the father of Fan Lihua, she married Fan Lihua before she was born. However, as she grew up, Fan Lihua had no feelings for her and would rather die than marry her.
Xue Dingshan marched westward and arrived at Hanjiang Pass. Fan Lihua fell in love with Xue Dingshan and offered to marry him. Although Fan Lihua was retired three times by Xue Dingshan, Yang Fan still deeply hated the Xue family father and son, as well as Fan Lihua, believing that they had a grudge against him for taking his wife. He fought against the Tang army at Baihuguan, planned to injure Xue Rengui, and defeated Xue Dingshan.
The Tang army was obstructed, and Xue Rengui was accidentally shot and killed by Xue Dingshan. With no other choice, Xue Dingshan invited Fan Lihua three times, and the two officially became husband and wife. Yang Fan set up the White Tiger Formation, but was broken by Fan Lihua. He was also captured alive by Fan Lihua and ultimately killed by her adopted son Xue Yinglong.
folk legend
Xue Dingshan and Fan Lihua were originally the golden boys and jade girls by the side of the Jade Emperor in heaven. They both accidentally broke the celestial vessel, which angered the Jade Emperor and made him want to kill them. Fortunately, an old man from the South Pole pleaded for mercy, so they were demoted to the mortal world. The Jade Girl walked out of the Heavenly Palace with a sense of guilt, lowered her head, and bumped into the Five Ghosts Star. She apologized with a smile, but little did she know that the Five Ghosts Star also descended to the mortal world and entangled with her. The Five Ghosts Star was Yang Fan.
In the highly mythological novel “Xue Dingshan’s Expedition to the West”, Yang Fan not only had the ability to observe celestial phenomena at night, but also possessed magical treasures such as gold chess pieces and chessboards. He also had three heads and six arms. After being killed by Xue Yinglong, his ghost was reincarnated into Fan Lihua’s belly and reincarnated as Xue Gang, causing harm to more than 300 members of the Xue family.
Master’s Mystery
In the novel, it is directly stated that Yang Fan heard of a blue faced Taoist seeking an audience and invited him to take a look. However, he was actually a master and did not explicitly state who Yang Fan’s master was, leaving us with endless speculations.
character relationships
In the Yu opera “Ping Yang Dan”, Yang Fan has a younger brother named Yang Dan. After Xue Dingshan pacified the West, Yang Dan rose up to seek revenge and was subdued by Fan Lihua. In the TV drama “Fan Lihua, the Female General of the Great Tang Dynasty”, Yang Fan’s master is called Qingmian Zun and said that Yang Fan is a descendant of Li Jiancheng.
