Yang Guozhong

Yang Guozhong (楊國忠 Pinyin: yang2 guo2 zhong1) (? - 756) was a official who achieved high rank due to his guanxi|relation with Emperor-Consort Yang Guifei.

Yang Guozhong was a gambler distant cousin, Yang Zhao (楊釗) was given the given name Guozhong ("Loyal to the Empire") and ten titles, including Overseer of All Departments (支部郎中).

Yang and his sister were killed after the Anshi Rebellion started because the army attributed the chaos to him.