Yang Guifei's great-grandfather named Wang Yang was a very famous minister in the Sui Dynasty. Wang Yang made great achievements in the period of Emperor Wendi and Yang Di. In fact, Wang Yang is also a descendant of Yang Hong, the founder of the Sui Dynasty royal family. It is said that Wang Yang's great-grandfather left the imperial clan and settled in Hedong. Later, Wang Yang and even Yang Guifei appeared, so it is not wrong to say that Yang Guifei was a relative of the Sui Dynasty. In fact, Wang Yang's success in officialdom also largely benefited from his red peasant background. During the period of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, in order to stabilize the political power, Emperor Wendi directly named Wang Yang the uncle of Pingxiang County. The reason why Wang Yang can be reused is obviously because his origin has already been decided.
However, he was later killed, and after his death, the Yang family declined day by day, and there was no glory in the past. Wang Yang's two sons have no ambition. Yang Guifei's father, Yang Xuanyan, who lives in Zhou Shu, is a seven-product sesame official with little power. Besides, Yang Guifei's uncle, Yun, is just a seven-product official, far less prominent. Of course, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the social atmosphere at that time was very particular about family status. Although the Yang family comes from a noble family, they are at least descendants of the famous Yang family.
In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, in order to stabilize the political power, the four families of "Wu Li Wei Yang" often engaged in political marriages, such as Yang Fei in the period of Emperor Taizong and Empress Yuan Xian in the period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. They all come from prominent families and are descendants of Yang Hongnong. Because of this, with Yang Guifei's background, she will definitely marry into a powerful family. Moreover, Yang Guifei is stunning and naturally enters the palace. At that time, Wu Huifei, the biological mother of Li Mao, the king of life, was also a natural beauty. She took a fancy to Yang Guifei as soon as she saw her, and later let Yang Guifei marry Li Mao, the longevity king.
Therefore, Yang Guifei is a descendant of Hongnong Yang, which also gives her a higher starting point than the average person.