Yang Xiong (541 B.C. -496 B.C.) was a politician, writer, and ideologist during the Western Han Dynasty. His usage in ancient Chinese poetry often had certain allusions. The following are a few common Yang Xiong allusions: 1 Gan Yan Xian Fu allusions: Gan Yan Xian Fu refers to the two idioms Gan Yan and Xian Fu. Gan Yan referred to honest and upright speech, while offering Fu referred to offering articles or poems. Gan Yan and Xian Fu were words Yang Xiong used to describe people's integrity and honesty. Calling a stag a horse: Calling a stag a horse refers to achieving a certain purpose by making up facts or deliberately confusing black and white. This allusion was a famous quote from Yang Xiong in the Book of Changes. It was later used to describe some people deliberately reversing black and white to confuse right and wrong in order to achieve their own goals. 3 Orpiment Anbang Allusion: Orpiment refers to a chemical that can be used to clarify liquids and decorative items. Anbang referred to governing the country, while the use of orpiment implied that it was used to confuse right and wrong to cover up the truth in order to seek illegitimate benefits. This allusion was Yang Xiong's famous quote in the Book of Shang Jun, which was later used to describe some people who did not hesitate to confuse right and wrong in order to protect their own interests. To repeatedly order or warn someone is to repeatedly order or warn someone to understand a certain principle or rule. This allusion was Yang Xiong's famous quote in the Preface to Shanglin Fu. It was later used to describe the leader's strict and repeated warnings to his subordinates to ensure that everyone understood a certain principle or rule.