position in 909 and kept only the position of Zuo Pushe. He apparently was also in charge of the imperial examinations, but was said to have had few accomplishments otherwise. During Zhu Zhen's reign At some point, Yang She must have returned to chancellorship, for he was described by the History of the Five Dynasties (which did not contain a biography for him) as a chancellor as of 915, by which point Emperor Taizu had died and his son Zhu Zhen was emperor. That year—when Yang, in addition to being chancellor, was said to be You Pushe, Menxia Shilang (門下侍郎, the deputy head of the examination bureau), and the director of salt and iron monopoly, was removed from his chancellor post (after he had requested to resign due to illness) and made only Zuo Pushe. In 916, he further retired from the Zuo Pushe post and made a senior advisor to the Crown Prince—an entirely honorary post as there was no crown prince at the time. This was the last historical reference to Yang, and it is not known when he died. Notes and references Old Book of Tang, vol. 177. New Book of Tang, vol. 184. New History of the Five Dynasties, vol. 35. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 265, 266, 267. 9th-century births 10th-century deaths Chancellors under Emperor Ai of Tang Later Liang (Five Dynasties) chancellors Later Liang (Five Dynasties) people born during Tang