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. He was the third son of general Hou Yi (侯益) and married a sister of

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, and was banished to Yongzhou (邕州, modern

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).'' History of Song'', vol. 254 At the end of 979, the emperor

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and crown prince

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were assassinated. The new emperor

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was too young to rule the country, general

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was made regent.

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launched a rebellion against Hoàn, and the country the felt into chaos. Hou sent the message to

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to encourage him to dispatch an army to invade Đại Cồ Việt (mordern Vietnam).''

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