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She Taijun佘太君

Yang Family GeneralsFiction

Wife of Yang Ye, who went to court with the Grand Commandery to present a memorial.

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RELATION RECORDS: 10
SOURCE WORKS: 1

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She Taijun, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

5 figures · 5 records

Yang Yanzhao
She TaijunisYang Yanzhao’s mother
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令婆曰：“小儿首级埋葬多时矣
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 30
Yang Zongbao
She TaijunisYang Zongbao’s grandparent
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令婆急来救曰……我孙儿虽犯令
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
Yang Ye
She Taijun—Yang Yespouse
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老将军因何回朝？
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 17
Mu Guiying
She Taijun—Mu Guiyinginform
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令婆收泪，道知宗保全军被团之事。
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
Yang Wulang
She Taijun—Yang Wulangmother-son
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五郎见母哀感甚切
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36

ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

4 figures · 5 records

Emperor Zhenzong of Song2
Emperor Zhenzong of Song→She Taijunreturn head
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帝允奏，因发下首级，著禁军领去
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 28
Meng Liang
She Taijun→Meng Liangdispatch
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令婆即召孟良，令其前往。
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 34
Yang Zongbao
Yang Zongbao→She Taijunassign
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曰：“此一回，敢劳婆婆与二位姑娘一往？”
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 37
Mu Guiying
Mu Guiying→She Taijunrequest battle
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桂英曰：“令婆勿优，小妾当部兵救之。”
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48

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FeatureYang Ye in the Song Shi, Yet Not a Single Yang Family Heroine IncludedYang Ye, the famous anti-Liao general of the early Northern Song dynasty, has completely different images in actual history and later popular romances. The legendary female generals of the Yang family, a household name in folklore, have not a single word recorded in the official history. Furthermore, the true culprit who forced Yang Ye to his death was not the treacherous Pan Renmei as depicted in the romance. By peeling back the layers of myth from romances and storytelling, we can catch a glimpse of the real, tragic frontier conflicts in the records of the "Song Shi", and the iron-blooded loyalty of the Yang Family Generals who "fought the enemy to the death and established unparalleled integrity" for the state.

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return head← Emperor Zhenzong of Song → She TaijunlitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 28
Original text (1)
1. 帝允奏，因发下首级，著禁军领去
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 28
petitionShe Taijun → Emperor Zhenzong of SonglitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
Original text (1)
1. 却说令婆次早入朝奏曰：“臣妾媳妇等，闻宗保被困，各要部兵前往救应，与朝廷建功，乞陛下允臣妾所奏。”
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
mother-sonShe Taijun → Yang YanzhaolitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 30 Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 43 Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 44 Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 45
Original text (4)
1. 令婆曰：“小儿首级埋葬多时矣
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 30
2. 延朗不胜哀感，乃曰：“思不肖一阵之挫，困辱北境，竟至一十八年。不想吾母皓发盈头
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 43
3. 入见令婆
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 44
4. 母亲善保身体
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 45
spouseShe Taijun → Yang YelitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 17
Original text (1)
1. 老将军因何回朝？
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 17
dispatchShe Taijun → Meng LianglitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 34
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1. 令婆即召孟良，令其前往。
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 34
grandparent-grandchildShe Taijun → Yang ZongbaolitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 31 Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35 Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 46
Original text (4)
1. 令婆急来救曰……我孙儿虽犯令
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
2. 曾忆汝父遗言
  Original relation: grandmother · Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 46
3. 不如侍奉令婆
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 31
4. 诣无佞府辞令婆出师
  Original relation: bid farewell · Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 46
assign← Yang Zongbao → She TaijunlitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 37
Original text (1)
1. 曰：“此一回，敢劳婆婆与二位姑娘一往？”
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 37
informShe Taijun → Mu GuiyinglitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
Original text (1)
1. 令婆收泪，道知宗保全军被团之事。
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
request battle← Mu Guiying → She TaijunlitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
Original text (1)
1. 桂英曰：“令婆勿优，小妾当部兵救之。”
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
mother-sonShe Taijun → Yang WulanglitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
Original text (1)
1. 五郎见母哀感甚切
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36