杨彪 / Yang Biao
杨彪 / Yang Biao enters the wiki through Hanji 1020 as the former taiwei and old-Han elite whom 曹操 targets after bringing 汉献帝 to Xu. The episode says Yang Biao’s family prestige and his marriage connection to 袁术 make him politically exposed.
The source treats the accusation against Yang Biao as a court-control event rather than a straightforward criminal case. 孔融 argues that Yuan Shu’s guilt should not be shifted onto Yang Biao, while 满宠 later reports that punishing a famous man without firm evidence would cost public confidence. Cao Cao releases Yang Biao after this pressure.
Yang Biao’s later withdrawal is the source’s practical ending. Seeing the Han royal house weakened and Cao Cao controlling the state, he claims leg illness and stops active political participation for many years, preserving himself by leaving the arena.