Pang Ji is also a good friend of Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan, and a mentor of Sima Guang and Di Qing.
When Song Renzong first acceded to the throne, Zhang Xian (Zhenzong) listened to politics. When Zhang Xian died, she left a message for Zhang Hui to continue to listen to politics. Pang Ji, then an imperial envoy in the temple, thought it inappropriate, urged Renzong to lead the government, and burned the proposal system of the inner east gate that supported the curtain system in public.
After Injong ascended the throne, Pang Ji appealed to Injong, suggesting that the emperor distinguish good from evil in employing people, prevent cronies, and promote officials according to public opinion and political achievements. His behavior has been affirmed by the ruling and opposition parties, and he is known as the "emperor".
When Pang Ji was appointed as the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, Renzong liked business very much and often sent attendants to Kaifeng Prefecture to convey the will and interfere in political affairs. Pang Ji believed that the harem sent Chamberlain to the mansion to announce his will, so he sternly refused, and ordered Chamberlain who announced his will to be beaten up, and made it clear: "If there is an afterlife in the harem, it will not be accepted." As a judge of Kaifengfu, he dared to confront the emperor's beloved princess, which shows Pang Ji's awe-inspiring and powerful demeanor.
In the first year of Baoyuan in the Northern Song Dynasty (1038), Yuan Hao, the leader of the northwest Tangut, established the Xixia regime, openly opposed the Song Dynasty, and even attacked the border town in the Northern Song Dynasty. The people left their homes, and the situation in the northwest border of Song Dynasty was very tense. Pang Ji was appointed as Shaanxi transshipment ambassador, and together with Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi * * * held the military and political power in the northwest of Song Dynasty to prevent the invasion of Xixia (at this time, Bao Zheng had just been an official for less than a year and served as the magistrate of Tianchang County, Anhui Province). As soon as Ponzi arrived at the border, he immediately rectified military discipline, calmed the people and stabilized order. In order to defeat Xixia and ensure the peace of the northwest border, Pang Ji advised the court: "It rained for a long time and the disaster was serious. The palace is extravagant, and the three officials are overweight (three officials refer to internal officials, medical officials and music officials). It is necessary to reduce the expenses in the palace, reduce the three officials, and save financial resources to reward the meritorious military service. Soldiers are willing to fight, not worrying about the injustice of Xixia. " Rewarding soldiers is an important measure to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, but the court spent a lot of financial resources in the palace and did not reward soldiers. In this regard, Ponzi is outspoken and upright.
Ziqiao Valley in the northwest of Hunzhou is the only place where Xixia attacked the Northern Song Dynasty. Pang is good at riding and shooting, which makes Dong Zhongshu station troops in Di Qing Valley. In order to solve the munitions problem of tens of thousands of soldiers, Pang Ji recruited people to farm on the spot to obtain munitions, and took Zhai as a stronghold to gradually recover other castles captured by Xixia, thus turning the tide. Soon, Hao Yuan sent someone to negotiate. Pang Ji thought, "This is a trick of Xixia, so don't be careless." He also ordered the troops to station troops in Qingjian City to prevent Yuanhao from attacking. After that, the Xixia soldiers really pushed into Song's territory. Seeing that Song Jun was heavily guarded, it was hard to get a bargain, so they retreated. Yuan Hao struggled with Pang Ji for many years, and finally, he had to submit to the Song Dynasty. After Yuan Hao became a vassal, Pang Ji proposed to lay off the short, old and weak soldiers and invest in farming to reduce costs and solve the salary. It has been well received by the ruling and opposition parties.
In the fourth year (1052), Nong, the leader of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, rebelled against Song Dynasty and was defeated by the imperial court many times. Pang Ji was the prime minister at that time, thinking that Di Qing, an old army, could beat Nong's intellectual ability, so he strongly recommended it to the court, and Di Qing pleaded with him and said yes. The court appointed Di Qing as the special envoy of Fu Xuan to handle military affairs in Lingnan. Han Jiang, an admonition official, thinks that Di Qing should not be full-time. Injong asked Ponzi for advice. Pang Ji believes that Di Qing was born in the martial arts and has always been despised by scholars. If the civilian is Di Qing's deputy, it is difficult to unify orders, which is not conducive to the war. Might as well let Di Qing work full-time. Injong listened to Pang Ji's suggestion and put Di Qing in charge of all the soldiers in Lingnan. Di Qing was familiar with the art of war, understood the military situation, summed up the reasons for Song Jun's failure, worked hard to boost morale, and unexpectedly got intellectual wisdom and won a great victory. Thanks to Di Qing's correct command and brave soldiers, Nong Gaozhi was quickly pacified.
Pang Ji was chased as "Ying Guogong" and retired to the Prince of Taibao. In the eighth year of Jiayou (1063), he died in March at the age of 76 (at this time, Bao Zheng had died for one year) and was buried in Qiu Yong County (now Qixian County, Henan Province) in June. Injong posthumous title called him "Zhuang Min". "The poor rural prime minister is an old scholar in history" is the best summary of his life. Son, Yuan Ying once held positions such as Shao Qing in crack hon temple. Sun,no. Pang Gongsun, whose word is De Ru, once worked as a bachelor and magistrate in Chengdu.