Yang Xiong's poems are characterized by self-narrative feelings, such as Borrowing from the DPRK, Zhuan Fu and Jiu Zhen. "Jie Chao" wrote that he didn't want to be an official, but he was willing to write his "Tai Xuan". The article reveals the dark situation of the imperial court at that time: "discrediting will rise to the Qingyun, and those who lose will hold the ditch;" When you are in power, you are a minister; when you are out of power, you are alone. "He also expressed deep indignation at the situation that mediocre talents are full and different talents are not seen:" Today, the county magistrate does not invite scholars, the county magistrate does not welcome teachers, and the ministers do not bow. People who say strange things have doubts, but those who do strange things have doubts. It is because the person who wants to talk is talking while rolling his tongue, and the person who wants to step is going to make a mark. " It can be seen that Fu contains the author's strong dissatisfaction with social reality. Although this article is influenced by Dong Fangshuo's Answering the Guest, it has its own characteristics in thought and art, and "Fu for Poverty Alleviation" is a unique essay. He wrote about his disappointment, "calling for poverty and language" and asked why poverty always followed him. This essay gives vent to his grievances in poor life. The four words are novel in conception and humorous in writing, but they contain a deep and uneven atmosphere. "Wine Proverbs" is an ode to things, the content is that water bottles are simple and useful, but easy to attract harm; The hip flask is groggy, but it is often a national musical instrument, and its main purpose is to express inner grievances. In addition, he also imitated Qu Yuan's Chu Ci, and wrote works such as Anti-Li Sao, Guang Sao, and Pan Prison Sorrow. "Anti-Li Sao" was written to pay tribute to Qu Yuan and was full of sympathy for the poet's experience. However, he accused Qu Yuan of "abandoning his affairs, cherishing his trap and mourning the legacy of Peng Xian" with the thought of Laozi and Zhuangzi, which reflected the author's thought of preserving his sanity and failed to correctly evaluate Qu Yuan. There is only one title left in Guang Sao and Pan Prison Sorrow.
Yang Xiong was famous for his Ci and Fu in his early years, but his view of Ci and Fu changed in his later years. He commented that the creation of Ci Fu is for satire and exhortation, and the writing of Ci Fu is "carving insects by teenagers" and "forcing a husband not to do it". In addition, it also puts forward the view that "the poet's gift is beautiful, and the poet's gift is beautiful and obscene", and distinguishes the advantages and disadvantages of Chu Ci from Han Fu (Fa Wu Yan Zi). Yang Xiong's comments on Fu had a certain influence on the development of Fu and the evaluation of Fu by later generations. It had a great influence on the literary theories of Liu Xie and Han Yu.
Yang Xiong also made some achievements in prose. For example, the book of admonition is not limited to Korean books. It is an excellent political paper with strong writing style, simple language, smooth momentum and thorough reasoning. His Fa Yan deliberately imitated the Analects of Confucius, inherited some advantages of pre-Qin philosophers in literary skills, and had a positive impact on ancient writers in China in the Tang Dynasty, such as Honorable Man, Sima Qian, Yang Xiong by Han Yu (Liu Zongyuan's Answering Wei Heng, Showing Han Yu's Writing in the Ink). In addition, he was the founder of Julian Style, and there were many successors after him. In prose, Yang Xiong is a Taskmaster. For example, he imitated the Book of Changes as Tai Xuan and the Analects as Fa Yan. Later, Yang Xiong advocated that all remarks should be based on the Five Classics, and thought that "ci fu is not the right of poetry and fu of sages and gentlemen", and despised ci fu, saying that "carving insects and cutting seals, a strong man does not do it" and turned to metaphysics. For example, in Fa Yan, he advocated that literature should be based on Confucian classics and take Confucian works as models, which had a great influence on Liu Xie's Wen Xin Diao Long. Yang Xiong also wrote a linguistic work Dialect, which is an important material for studying the language of the Western Han Dynasty.
Sui Shu Jing Ji Zhi has five volumes of Yang Xiongji, which has been lost. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Pu compiled the Collection of Young Assistant Ministers, which was included in the Records of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties 130. Today, Zhang Zhenze's proofreading notes include Yang's.
In Tai Xuan, Yang Xiong put forward the theory that "Xuan" is the root of the universe, emphasized the necessity of truthfully understanding natural phenomena, and thought that "the living will die, and the dead will die", which refuted the superstition of fairy magic. In social ethics, he criticized Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi's view of "abandoning benevolence and righteousness" and attached importance to Confucianism. He believes that "human nature is a mixture of good and evil. If we cultivate their goodness, they will become good people, and vice versa" (Shi Xiu). Yang Xiong criticized theological classics to restore Confucian orthodoxy. In Yang Xiong's view, Kong Qiu is the greatest saint, and Kong Qiu's classics are the most important. He said: this is the end of the day, giving assistance to blasphemers, not sailing on a ship. Those who give up the five classics to help the Tao finally say: the mountain road cannot be defeated; Go to the house of the wall, you can't win. Yue: Evil enters. Yue: Kong. The Kong family is also a household. Therefore, good books can't be found in Zhong Ni, and books are available; Don't talk about Zhong Ni, saying that the bell has rung and Zhong Ni's way is still blasphemous. It ran to China and finally went to the sea; The way of others, the flow of the northwest, precepts and shackles, or into the tuo, or into the Han. However, Yang Xiong believes that since the death of Confucius, the development and spread of Confucius' Holy Way has been disturbed by "road blockers". In ancient times, there was a male mold, which was created by Mencius at that time. There are obstacles behind, stealing people is not as good as Mencius. The "post-bandit road bully" mentioned here refers to the hypocritical, cumbersome and absurd official orthodox Confucian classics in the Han Dynasty, and wants to retaliate (sell) the fake and shoddy truth, the sheep's quality is five tigers' skins, and the learning is profitable. Therefore, Yang Xiong should remove the obstacles like Mencius and open the way for the healthy development of Confucius and Confucianism in the Han Dynasty.