Official history 楊洪字季休,犍為武陽人也。劉璋時歷部諸郡。先主定蜀,太守李嚴命為功曹。嚴欲徒郡治捨,洪固諫不聽,遂辭功曹,請退。嚴薦洪於州,為[部蜀從事]。先主爭漢中,急書發兵,軍師將軍諸葛亮以問洪,洪曰:「漢中則益州咽喉,存亡之機會,若無漢中則無蜀矣,此家門之禍也。 — 三国志/卷41[3] Basic facts Died: 228[1] Birthplace: Pengshan District[1] Portrayals Yang Hong (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)