The Yang family reportedly came to this country about a decade ago from the Fujian province in China.

But the official said the Yang family was doing what it could to accumulate more control over the military, with an eye toward gaining more political power.

She was born in Nanjing into the Yang family but was looked after by her aunt and uncle.

"The Yang family was singled out, but we really don't know why at this point," Lieutenant Mueller said.

She is a maid in the Tianbo House, home to the Yang family.

Her mother was from the powerful Yang family.

In Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a number of novels on the Yang family began to appear.

The women generals of the Yang family proved that they were not inferior to their male counterparts.

Why was the Yang family edged out, assuming that is what happened?

The Yang family, men and women, had served their country (Song Dynasty) loyally for generations.