Liang provinces to attack Xianbei forces led by Tufa Shujineng. He defeated them, forced some 200,000 Xianbei tribespeople to submit to the Jin dynasty, and became famous for his military exploits and martial prowess. Death During the Taikang era (280–289), Wen Yang was appointed Colonel of the Dongyi (東夷校尉). He visited Emperor Wu (Sima Yan) at his imperial court to bid the emperor farewell before leaving to assume office. However, Emperor Wu did not like Wen Yang after meeting him and found an excuse to remove him from his appointment. In 291, during the reign of Emperor Hui, after the regent Yang Jun was ousted from power, Zhuge Dan's maternal grandson, Sima Yao (司馬繇), the Duke of Dong'an (東安公), bore a grudge against Wen Yang for the downfall of his maternal grandfather so he falsely accused Wen Yang of plotting a rebellion with Yang Jun. Wen Yang was arrested and executed along with his family. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms Wen Yang appears in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which romanticises the historical events before and during the Three Kingdoms period. He is described as follows: A verse in the novel compared his courageous actions during the raid on Sima Shi's camp at Yuejia to Zhao Yun's heroics at the Battle of Changban. In popular culture Wen Yang was first introduced as a playable character in the eighth instalment of Koei's Dynasty Warriors video game series. See also Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms Notes References Citations Bibliography Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Li, Fang (10th century). Imperial Reader of the Taiping Era (Taiping Yulan). Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu). Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian. 238 births 291 deaths Cao Wei generals People of Eastern Wu Jin dynasty (266–420) generals Executed Jin dynasty (266–420) people 3rd-century executions