Xue Dingshan (649-720) is a character in the novel Romance, and his historical prototype is Xue Ne, the son of Xue. Liu's mother led troops to pacify Xiliang (West Turkic), and successively married, Dou Xiantong,. Later, Emperor Gaozong was ordered to be executed by Wu Zetian because his son Xue Gang was drunk and killed at midnight.

Xue Ne (649-720) was cautious in his words. General of the Tang Dynasty, the eldest son of Xue, and the right general of the emperor Wei. Jiangzhou Wanquan people (now Xinjiang, Shanxi Province).

Tang Gaozong was awarded the title of Pingyang County Magistrate for his meritorious defense. Its hometown is Li Xue Village in Wanrong, Shanxi. In the third year of Tang Wude (620), counties such as Longmen and Jishan were established in Wanquan, and the father and son belonged to two ethnic groups. Xue still belongs to Longmen, while Xue Ne belongs to the solution everywhere. Xue Ne is unsmiling, but calm and brave. The more enemies he faces, the calmer he becomes. He has a sense of justice and is not afraid of powerful people. At that time, he was just a county magistrate, and the power of the emperor's favorite servant came to the court, and people flocked to him. In this case, Lai Junchen made a hasty decision because of taking bribes, but Xue Ne put public opinion first, used best decission and refused to play, forcing Lai Junchen to withdraw his power of attorney, thus becoming famous for his honesty. Xue Na took advantage of his son's door and was highly valued by Wu Zetian. At that time, Hebei suddenly invaded and the situation was urgent. Wu Zetian named Ne Zuo Wuwei and General Anton, who defended the frontier and made outstanding achievements. Later, she became the viceroy of Youzhou and Anton, and the governor and general of Lizhou, Zuo Wei. In the summer of the second year of Kaiyuan (7 14), he was ordered to lead the army of more than 20,000 people, including General Zuo Du Bin, to resist the Khitan. Suffering from the heat, the sergeant marched to Luanzhou, met unexpectedly, was defeated, scolded by the court and deprived of his rank. However, Xue Ne's "loyal gentleman forgot his body", when he invaded Lintao, Weizhou, Lanzhou and other places repeatedly, he took care of it as a civilian at the beginning, fought hard for the defense of Longyou and won a great victory. Xuanzong originally planned to make a personal expedition and was very happy to get the good news. He also worshipped Xue Ne as General Zuo Yulin, in charge of the capital guards, and renamed him Duke of Pingyang County. After retiring, he went home and died in his seventies.