Changes: Yu Dayong

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Yu Dayong: "Zhang Yong will come for the box. He will avenge our deaths."

Shao Jun: "I am counting on it..."

—Yu Dayong's last words to Shao Jun, 1526.^[src]

Yu Dayong (died 1526), also known as the Slaver, was one of the Eight Tigers, a group of powerful Templar eunuchs that controlled the Chinese imperial court during the reign of the Zhengde and Jiajing Emperors of the Ming dynasty.

Biography

After the Zhengde Emperor died in 1521, the Templars ensured that his cousin Zhu Houcong would succeed him as Emperor. They then appointed eunuchs, one of them being Yu Dayong, to control the new Emperor, allowing the Eight Tigers to rule in his stead.^[1]

Possessing an interest in trade and foreign languages, Yu Dayong would subsequently enforce the slave trade, selling opponents to the Portuguese and making huge profits while also humiliating and exiling the enemies of the Templars. He later played a role in initiating the Great Rites Controversy, causing the Chinese Brotherhood to be almost entirely eradicated.^[1]

In 1526, fellow Tiger Gao Feng gave the Precursor box, a First Civilization artifact he had stolen from the Assassin Shao Jun, to Yu Dayong. Shortly thereafter, Gao Feng was killed, leading Yu Dayong to double patrols at his fortress in Macau. He was nevertheless assassinated there by Shao Jun, who took back the Precursor box from him.^[1]

Yu Dayong's body was discovered not long after by the Tiger Qiu Ju, who, in retaliation, ordered his men to arrest innocents and set the port of Macau ablaze.^[1]

Trivia

While he bears the name "Yu Dayong" in Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, the name of his real-life, historical counterpart is "Gu Dayong" (谷大用). His name in the game may be an incorrect transliteration of 谷大用 or it may be an intentional name-change, as Yu Dayong is pronounced correctly as such by the Mandarin-speaking guards.
The surname Gǔ (谷) means "valley" while the personal name Dàyòng (大用) literally translates to "great use". Dàyòng(大用) is an archaic term which, besides the straightforward meaning of "very useful", can also mean "to empower [somebody by putting that person in a powerful position]".

Gallery

Appearances

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

References

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+|death = 1526<br>[[Macau]], [[China|Empire of the Great Ming]]
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 *[[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order|Chinese Rite]]
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+|database = [[Database: Yu Dayong|Yu Dayong]]}}
-|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''
+'''Yu Dayong''' (died 1526), also known as '''the Slaver''', was one of the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of powerful [[Templars|Templar]] eunuchs that controlled the [[China|Chinese]] imperial court during the reign of the [[Zhengde Emperor|Zhengde]] and [[Jiajing Emperor]]s of the [[Ming dynasty]].
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-'''Yu Dayong''' (unknown – 1526), also known as '''The Slaver''', was one of the [[Eight Tigers]], a group of powerful [[Templars|Templar]] eunuchs that controlled the [[China|Chinese]] imperial court during the reign of the [[Zhengde Emperor|Zhengde]] and [[Jiajing Emperor]]s of the [[Ming dynasty]].
 ==Biography==
-After Zhengde died in 1521, the Templars ensured Jiajing would succeed him as Emperor. They then appointed consorts, one of them being Yu Dayong, to control the new Emperor, allowing the Eight Tigers to rule in his stead.
+After the Zhengde Emperor died in 1521, the Templars ensured that his cousin [[Jiajing Emperor|Zhu Houcong]] would succeed him as Emperor. They then appointed eunuchs, one of them being Yu Dayong, to control the new Emperor, allowing the Eight Tigers to rule in his stead.<ref name="ACCC">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
-Possessing an interest in trade and foreign languages, Yu Dayong would subsequently enforce the [[Slavery|slave]] trade, selling opponents to the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] and making huge profits, while also humiliating and exiling the enemies of the Templars. He later played a role in initiating the [[Great Rites Controversy]], causing the [[Chinese Assassins|Chinese Brotherhood]] to be almost entirely eradicated.
+Possessing an interest in trade and foreign languages, Yu Dayong would subsequently enforce the [[Slavery|slave]] trade, selling opponents to the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] and making huge profits while also humiliating and exiling the enemies of the Templars. He later played a role in initiating the [[Great Rites Controversy]], causing the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese Brotherhood]] to be almost entirely eradicated.<ref name="ACCC" />
-In 1526, fellow Tiger [[Gao Feng]] gave the [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]], a [[Isu|First Civilization]] artifact he had stolen from the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]], to Yu Dayong. Shortly thereafter, Gao Feng was killed, leading Yu Dayong to double patrols at his fortress in [[Macau]]. He was nevertheless assassinated there by Shao Jun, who took back the Precursor box from him.
+In 1526, fellow Tiger [[Gao Feng]] gave the [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]], a [[Isu|First Civilization]] artifact he had stolen from the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]], to Yu Dayong. Shortly thereafter, Gao Feng was killed, leading Yu Dayong to double patrols at his fortress in [[Macau]]. He was nevertheless assassinated there by Shao Jun, who took back the Precursor box from him.<ref name="ACCC" />
-Yu Dayong's body was discovered not long after by the Tiger [[Qiu Ju]], who, in retaliation, ordered his men to arrest innocents and set the port of Macau ablaze.
+Yu Dayong's body was discovered not long after by the Tiger [[Qiu Ju]], who, in retaliation, ordered his men to arrest innocents and set the port of Macau ablaze.<ref name="ACCC" />
 ==Trivia==
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 ACCC DB Yu Dayong.jpg|Database image of Yu Dayong
 The Slaver China (2).jpg|Shao Jun standing over Yu Dayong's body
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 *''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''
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