一一部中国近代史,自鸦片战争开端。解读鸦片战争,则避不开杨芳其人。郭廷以先生所著《中英鸦片战争史》中单独辟有“杨芳的措置”一节,茅海建先生在《天朝的崩溃——鸦片战争再研究》一书中也有“杨芳的果勇”一节专述其事。杨芳在鸦片战争中的重要性,由此可见一斑。杨芳(1770~1846年),字诚村,贵州松桃人。他出身贫寒,自幼习文练武,15岁即投身军旅,在平定川楚白莲教起义、河南天理教起义、新疆张格尔叛乱等战争中屡建功勋,32岁升至宁陕镇总兵,36岁接替名将杨遇春代理固原提督,后又受封为太子太傅、一等果勇侯。道光帝对之恩宠有加,召见数十次之多,赐紫缰,准紫禁城骑马,在紫光阁绘功臣画像,赏戴双眼花翎,并在其60岁生日时亲自书写“酬庸锡羡”匾额和“福寿”字赐之。一代名将杨芳,成为嘉庆、道光年间最为耀眼的将 A modern Chinese history begins with the Opium War. Interpretation of the Opium War, then avoid Yang Fang their people. Mr. Guo Tingyi’s “The History of the Opium War in China and Britain” has a separate section titled “Measures by Yang Fang.” Mao Haijian also wrote in the book “The Collapse of the Celestial Empire - Re-research on the Opium War” Fruit courage “section describes it. Yang Fang in the Opium War, the importance of this is evident. Yang Fang (1770 ~ 1846), the word Cheng Village, Guizhou Songtao people. He was from a poor family and practiced martial arts at an early age. At the age of 15, he joined the military and repeatedly built meritorious services in peace and stability in Chuchuanchuan, the uprising in Henan and the rebellion in Xinjiang’s Zhanggeer. At the age of 32, 36-year-old successor Yang Yuchun acting Guyuan Advocates, and later received as Prince Edward Taifu, first-rate fruit courage Hou. Daoguang emperor on the grace, summoned dozens of times, thanks to the purple rein, quasi-Forbidden City riding in the purple Pavilion painting heroine portrait, enjoy wearing eyes flower Ling, and in his 60th birthday personally write ” Envy “plaque and ” longevity "the word given. A generation of famous Yang Fang, Jiaqing, Daoguang years will be the most dazzling