Generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

Summary

The chapter describes the encounter between Ou Yang Xiu and Wang Ning An as Ou Yang Xiu enters the Great Song territory. Wang Ning An, as the son-in-law of the Yang family, escorts Ou Yang Xiu and expresses guilt for not being able to retrieve the body of Wang Lao. Ou Yang Xiu is pleased by Wang Ning An's determination to bring back Wang Lao's body from the Liao territory. The chapter also discusses the Liao's surprising acceptance of the tribute proposed by the Great Song, which Ou Yang Xiu sees as a sign of the Liao's decline. The chapter then shifts to the Yang family's efforts to bring back the bodies of the old general and his wife, Zhe Lao Tai, who remains by her husband's side until her own passing, passing away with a smile on her face.

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