It has been more than three years since Pan Bao left Yanmen Pass.
Although he did not catch up with the Song and Liao wars, after being tempered in the military, his temperament became much calmer and more restrained, and he still had a thick black beard under his chin.
After repelling Tian Hu and making peace with the female general of the Yang family, he did not dare to show up in front of the female general of the Yang family, but he did not expect Sister Yang to come over.
"Thank you for sending troops to save us."
Although the father's debt was repaid by the son, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan's troops refused to send troops to rescue. The main reason was that Pan Renmei was causing trouble.
But after all, Pan Bao saved them at the risk of overstepping his authority and seizing troops, so she had to say thank you.
It's just that the hatred between the Pan and Yang families is too deep, and the female general of the Yang family doesn't know how to treat Pan Bao at this time.
However, this thank you almost made Pan Bao cry with joy. This was the first time that Sister Yang talked to him after the Pan and Yang families became enemies.
He even had an extravagant hope that maybe the eighth sister and he could put aside the family feud... So he quickly said at a loss:
"Eighth Sister, I am overjoyed that you can come to Yanmen Pass to ask for help. It shows that you know my heart..."
While he was confessing his feelings, the leader of Yanzi came over and praised:
"Uncle Guo is really loyal, and my Lord Cao really did not misjudge the person!"
Pan Bao was stunned for a moment and asked:
"You are talented people? Why are you following the Yang family's army?"
The leader of Yanzi smiled and said:
"The Marquis ordered us to protect the safety of the eighth lady."
"This request for help is due to Lord Cao's prior instructions."
Pan Bao looked at him in disbelief and then at Sister Yang, feeling that something was going on.
Damn, I'm so happy for nothing.
Doesn’t that guy Cao Bin have a wife? What's going on?
He didn't believe that Cao Bin would take special care of Sister Yang for no reason.
At this time, he had the urge to rush to Cao Bin and greet him fiercely.
He sent troops to provide strength, risked coercing his superiors, stole the donkey and pulled out the butt, but Mr. Cao was showing kindness and being a good person in front of him. What a bastard!
Pan Bao wanted to say something else, but Sister Yang was no longer in the mood to talk and turned around and left.
Yang Zongbao's death was a huge blow to them.
When Pan Bao saw this, he shook his head in disappointment and said helplessly:
"Leave enough food and grass and return to Yanmen Pass."
Yanmen Pass is an important border defense town, responsible for the defense of the Liao army. It is not a small crime to mobilize troops without authorization. Even if he is the uncle of the dynasty, he cannot stay for too long to help the female general of the Yang family suppress the bandits.
The deputy general of Yanmenguan who came with the troops would not agree.
On the way back to the army, the deputy general saw Pan Bao looking lost and said sarcastically:
"Uncle Guo, your hard work has been wasted. I don't appreciate it."
They were Pan Renmei's old subordinates, and of course they knew Pan Renmei's attitude towards the Yang family. They were a little reluctant to be forced to come here by Pan Bao this time.
Seeing that he had hit a wall at this time, he was quite happy about his misfortune.
Pan Bao shook his head sadly and said:
"I don't ask the Eighth Sister to understand my feelings. As long as she is safe and sound, I will be satisfied..."
After Pan Bao left with his men, the women left Sanniang and Wuniang to search for Zongbao's body, while the rest returned to Yuci County with the remaining soldiers.
It's not that they don't want revenge, it's just that Taijun She was overly sad and fell ill. Most of the other female generals also fell ill. The soldiers needed rest and replenishment, so they could only temporarily suspend their troops and wait for the imperial decree.
For the war to turn into what it is now, not only does someone need to be responsible, but the Yang family needs an explanation from the court.
Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.
Not only did the female general of the Yang family not wait for the court's explanation, she also received an emergency response and an imperial edict from the king to lead troops.
It turned out that during this period, Tian Hu not only defeated Wang Deyong who was suppressing bandits in Jinzhou, but also used all his troops to fight his way out of the Taihang Mountains from the "Zhiguan Road" in the south and went straight to Bianjing.
No one thought that a mere Tian Hu, who was originally a figure used by all parties to perform meritorious deeds, would develop into something out of control.
In particular, one of the female generals under his command was extremely skilled in martial arts and used soldiers like a god. She defeated several checkpoints in the imperial court with a snap of her finger... and now she has led "hundreds of thousands" of bandit troops across the Yellow River.
After receiving the imperial edict from King Qin, Taijun She and the female generals, although they were quite resentful towards the court and their bodies were not fully recovered, they still obeyed the edict and hurried back to the capital with great sadness.
Only when they rushed back to Bianliang exhausted both physically and mentally, did they realize that this was just a false alarm.
Tian Hu has been captured alive and is waiting to be executed by Ling Chi.
Bianjing is still prosperous, and even the position of the Palace Secretary has been settled.
What made Taijun She shocked and angry was that the commander of the front department was actually Hu Yanshouyong of the Hu family, and the deputy envoy was Di Qing.
She didn't care about the position of the former secretary, but she learned the whole story.
It turns out that the Hu family was convicted of treason by the imperial court, and noble generals were sent to jointly encircle and suppress them.
Hu Yanshou escaped by chance, and finally went to "Liaoyang County" in the Liao Kingdom and married Xiao Saihong, the daughter of "Liaoyang King" Huo Gulu Xiao Gulu.
During the Song-Liao war the year before last, Xiao Gulu died in battle. Later, the "Xi Ren of Liaoyang" was incited to rebel by Cao Bin, and their status as a couple plummeted.
Hu Yanshouyong originally wanted to use the Liao Kingdom to avenge his family, but when he saw that there was little hope, he planned to give up.
But his wife died and his life became unsatisfactory, so he began to pursue revenge.
At this time, Tian Hu in Hebei was caught up in the rebellion, so Xiao Saihong took her husband, two adopted sons and close soldiers to defect to him, planning to use Tian Hu's power to seek revenge against the Song Dynasty.
The person who ambushed Yang Zongbao was one of Xiao Saihong's adopted sons.
After that, it became simple. Xiao Saihong's ability was not inferior to that of Mu Guiying. After the female general of the Yang family stopped his troops, he gave Tian Hu a plan to attack Bianjing.
The number of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army has not recovered, and due to the turmoil in various places, many troops were sent out, and now there are only 20,000 to 30,000 people.
At this time, seeing hundreds of thousands of bandits approaching Bianjing, the court was already frightened and panicked.
Only then did he issue an order to King Qin.
But at this moment, Hu Yanshouyong suddenly wrote to the Song Dynasty to persuade Tian Hu to surrender.
After learning his identity, Wang Yanling and others directly denied the request of Di Qing and other generals to fight, and planned to send Kou Zhun to instigate Hu Yanshouyong.
Queen Mother Pan and Pan Renmei did not object.
After all, if there is a real fight, the winning rate is not high. If they are defeated in Bianjing, it will be over. It is best to be able to fight without losing any blood.
Anyway, the case that year was decided by the late emperor himself. In the future, even if Hu Yanshouyong wanted to take revenge, he would not be able to find people like himself...
Kou Zhun lived up to expectations and instigated the rebellion of Huyan Shouyong's family on the condition of rehabilitating Zhaoxue for the Hu family and restoring his official title.
Poor Tian Hu, he originally thought he wanted to break Bianjing and sit on the throne, but he didn't expect that he had to make wedding clothes for others.
He also sacrificed his own life to promote Hu Yanshouyong to the position of commander of the front department.
How could the female general of the Yang family not be angry when she learned about these things?
Although they didn't know what role Hu Yanshou played in it, Yang Zongbao was killed by his adopted son.
Looking only at the rough outline of the matter, only Huyan Shouyong and his wife benefited in the end... This clearly tricked both Tian Hu and the Yang family...
At this time, Kou Zhun came to visit with the official who passed the order.
After the Heavenly Official finished reading the edict, the female general of the Yang family felt cold in her heart.
The imperial edict not only failed to appease the Yang family, but also demoted and dismissed Yang Zongbao on the grounds that he left his post without permission and led to the defeat of the army.
Taijun She looked at Kou Zhun with trembling lips and said hoarsely:
"Master Kou, how did you and Wang Xiang promise to me back then?"
"Zongbao has died in battle, and the court still wants to insult us like this? Is my Yang family so worthless?"
"It's pity that all the men in my Yang family have died for their country. Is this the result of this loyal family?"
She almost cried out the last few words, which made Kou Zhun's scalp tingle.
Kou Zhun said with a helpless smile:
"Old lady, Kou also feels very sorry for Zongbao."
"I also want to give the Yang family an explanation, but in order to punish those officials in Shanxi, we must compromise on this matter, otherwise Pan Renmei will seize Zongbao's resignation."
"Tell me, how do you choose?"
Mu Guiying sneered:
"According to what Mr. Kou said, if we all die for our country, then the king can be more justified and purge Shanxi officials..."
