Yang Cheng

Yang Cheng (or Yang Xiji), who served the Wudi emperor (reigned 502–549 ce) as a criminal judge in Hunan province, was deeply disturbed that the ruler was destroying the normal family life of dwarfs by pressing them into service as personal servants and court entertainers.…

…probably a 6th-century mandarin called Yang Cheng, who was deified by the local residents of Daoxian in Hunan province.