The Great General

1994 Hong Kong TV series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Great General (碧血青天珍珠旗) is a 1994 Hong Kong fantasy costume drama television series loosely based on the The Generals of the Yang Family collection, and produced by ATV. It serves as a sequel to the television series Heroic Legend of the Yang's Family released earlier in the same year, with many cast members from the previous series reprising their roles.

Genre
Based onThe Generals of the Yang Family
Starring
Opening theme"Loyalty Unto Death" (碧血丹心) by Johnny Yip and Frances Yip
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The Great General
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碧血青天珍珠旗
Genre
Based onThe Generals of the Yang Family
Starring
Opening theme"Loyalty Unto Death" (碧血丹心) by Johnny Yip and Frances Yip
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes30
Production
Running time≈45 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkATV
ReleaseNovember 7 (1994-11-07) –
December 16, 1994 (1994-12-16)
Related
Heroic Legend of the Yang's Family (1994)
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Synopsis

In legend, there is a Banner of Hegemony that allows its owner to rule the world. During the search for the banner under the Song emperor's order, Yang Zongbao finds an alleged owner of the banner and takes him back to meet the emperor. When the man turns out to be an assassin and severely wounds the emperor, Yang Zongbao is accused of treason and thrown into prison along with the Yang family.

Yang Zongbao's daughter-in-law, Wei Ling'er, who is pregnant at the time, flees to seek help from the upright official Bao Zheng. She encounters henchmen working for an ambitious Song prince plotting to seize the throne, but is saved by the loyal Song general Di Qing, who escorts her to meet Bao Zheng. With Bao Zheng's help, the Yangs prove their innocence and are released from prison.

Around this time, the banner is seen in Western Xia, so Di Qing and Yang Zongbao are sent by the Song emperor to retrieve it. Along the way, they meet Li Yuanhao, who is suffering from amnesia, and become sworn brothers with him. Later, Li Yuanhao regains his memory and remembers that he is actually the Western Xia emperor, so he turns against his sworn brothers in a power struggle for the banner.

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