元成宗元贞二年,杨维祯生于浙江会稽一个仕宦家庭。据说他出生前一天,母亲梦见月中金钱坠怀,这一带有传统神话色彩的故事,有理由叫人相信他从小就资秉过人,“为童子时, 属文辄有精魄,诸老生咸谓咄咄通人”。(宋濂《元故奉大夫江西等处儒学提举杨君墓志铭》)杨维祯三十二岁擢进士第,初为官,即被天台黠吏”蚓结蛇蟠”害得免官,改做钱清场盐司令 Yuan Cheng Zong Yuan Zhen two years, Yang Weizhen Born in Zhejiang Hueiji a official family. It is said that one day before his birth, the mother dreamed of falling in love with the money in the middle of the month. This story with the traditional mythology justified convincing people that he was an admirer when he was young. When he was a boy, Seniors salty that passable. “ (Song 濂 ”Yuan Feng Feng doctor Jiangxi Confucianism raised Yang epitaphs“) Yang Wei Zhen thirty-two years old Jinshi first, as officials, that is rooftops 黠 officials ”earthworm snake Pan" was free officer, change to do Qian Qing salt commander