He successfully took control in Yanzhou (in today's Shaanxi province) after Western Xia troops took a few cities from Song.
Pang Ji is known for instilling discipline in the troops; violations of the code were met with severe physical punishments including deaths.
In 1053, a minor official Huangfu Yuan (皇甫淵) from Qizhou (in today's Jinan) bribed Pang Ji's nephew Zhao Qingkuang (趙清貺) in order to get a promotion.
In these fictionalized stories, he is known as the Grand Preceptor, and has an imperial concubine daughter, Pang Guifei (龐貴妃), whom he depends on for power.
His son Pang Yu (龐昱), the Marquis of Anle (安樂侯), was executed by Bao Zheng in Chenzhou (in today's Zhoukou) for kidnapping and embezzlement.