Wang Chongshi (王重師)

Overview

Wang Chongshi was a general.

Life and dates

Death

AD 909 未行，賜死
Cause Ordered suicide · Authority Taizu of Liang (太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 184

Attested activity

AD 890 太祖攻濮州
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 174-175
AD 903 王師範降，表重師青州留後
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 179
AD 885 to AD 887 秦宗權陷許州，重師脫身歸梁
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171
AD 909 貶重師溪州刺史，未行，賜死
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 184

Career and standing

acting governor of Qingzhou 青州留後
AD 903 王師範降，表重師青州留後 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 179
military governor of the Youguo Army 佑國軍節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 179
prefect of Ying 潁州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 173
commander of the Uproot-Mountains Army 拔山軍指揮使
AD 890 to AD 897 為拔山軍指揮使 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171
co-equal of the Secretariat 同中書門下平章事
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 179
demoted to registrar at Yazhou 再貶崖州司戶參軍
AD 909 再貶崖州司戶參軍 · Demoted · Authority Taizu of Liang (太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 184

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demoted to prefect of Xi 貶溪州刺史
AD 909 貶重師溪州刺史 · Demoted · Authority Taizu of Liang (太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 184

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Defected to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171
At Changshe in Xu Prefecture 許州長社
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 169
At Qi and Lu 齊魯 · Relation Campaigned in
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 172

Learning and skills

Skill sword and spear 劍槊
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 170

Events and relationships

Attacked
AD 890 to AD 897 攻兗、鄆 · Military · Commander · At Yan and Yun 兗鄆
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171
Fled to Liang
AD 885 to AD 887 秦宗權陷許州，重師脫身歸梁 · Military · Defector · With Qin Zongquan (秦宗權) · At Xu Prefecture 許州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171
Pacified Cai
AD 887 to AD 889 從太祖平蔡 · Military · Officer · With Taizu of Liang (太祖) · At Cai 蔡
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171
Sent without permission
AD 909 重師遣其將張君練西攻邠、鳳而不先請 · Military · Principal · With Zhang Junlian (張君練) · At Bin and Feng 邠鳳
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 182
Stormed through fire
AD 890 太祖攻濮州 · Military · Commander · At Puzhou 濮州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 174-175
Relation Rival of · Person Liu Han (劉捍)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 181

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Relation Followed · Person Taizu of Liang (太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171

Assessments and attributes

Assessment accused of having two hearts · Mode allegation Source Person Id Liu Han (劉捍)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 183
Assessment ruled with stern prestige and real kindness · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 180
silent and shrewd
Character
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 170
covered with eight or nine wounds and carried from Puzhou by his men
Physical description
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 176

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History

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 12 passages

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王重師，許州長社人也。 Wang Chongshi came from Changshe in Xu Prefecture.

秦宗權陷許州，重師脫身歸梁，從太祖平蔡，攻兗、鄆，為拔山軍指揮使。 When Qin Zongquan seized Xu Prefecture, Chongshi slipped away to Liang, followed Taizu against Cai, stormed Yan and Yun, and commanded the Uproot-Mountains Army.

重師苦戰齊、魯間，威震鄰敵。 Chongshi fought hard across Qi and Lu, and his name terrified the neighboring realms.

是時，重師方病金瘡，臥帳中，諸將強之，重師遽起，悉取軍中氈毯沃以水，蒙之火上，率精卒以短兵突入，梁兵隨之皆入，遂取濮州。 Chongshi lay in his tent with a festering wound; the generals dragged him up; he soaked every felt blanket in camp, threw them on the flames, and led elite troops in with short blades—the whole army poured after him and took Puzhou.

重師身被八九瘡，軍士負之而還。 Eight or nine wounds covered his body; his men carried him out.

太祖聞之，驚曰：「柰何使我得濮州而失重師乎！」 Taizu heard and cried: “I win Puzhou but lose Chongshi—how can that be!”

使醫理之，逾月乃愈。 He sent physicians; after a month Chongshi healed.

王師範降，表重師青州留後，累遷佑國軍節度使、同中書門下平章事。 When Wang Shifan surrendered, Chongshi was made acting governor of Qingzhou and rose to governor of the Youguo Army and co-equal of the Secretariat.

重師與劉捍故有隙，捍嘗構之太祖，太祖疑之。 Chongshi and Liu Han bore an old grudge; Han had whispered against him, and Taizu began to doubt.

重師遣其將張君練西攻邠、鳳而不先請，君練兵小敗，太祖以其擅發兵，挫失國威，將召而罪之，遣劉捍代重師。 Chongshi sent Zhang Junlian west against Bin and Feng without permission; Junlian lost a skirmish; Taizu, calling it an unauthorized blow to the realm’s prestige, moved to punish him and sent Liu Han to replace Chongshi.

重師不知太祖怒己，捍至，重師不出迎，見之青門，禮又倨，捍因馳白太祖，言重師有二誌。 Chongshi did not know Taizu was angry; when Han arrived he stayed inside; at the Green Gate his greeting was cold and proud; Han galloped to Taizu and said Chongshi had two hearts.

太祖益怒，貶重師溪州刺史，再貶崖州司戶參軍，未行，賜死。 Taizu’s fury deepened; Chongshi was demoted to prefect of Xi, then again to registrar at Yazhou; before he could depart, he was ordered to die.