Wang Chuzhi | 24 Histories

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Wang Chuzhi was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 930 鏻少舉進士，累不中，客河朔間，自稱清海軍掌書記，謁定州王處直
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 48

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57Volume 57 Miscellaneous Biographies 37: Li Song, Li Lin, Jia Wei, Duan Xiyao, Zhang Yun, Wang Song, Pei Hao, Wang Renyu, Pei Yu, Wang Yan, Ma Zhongji, Zhao Yanyi · 1 passage

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鏻少舉進士，累不中，客河朔間，自稱清海軍掌書記，謁定州王處直，處直不為禮。 As a young man Lin repeatedly failed the jinshi examination; he wandered in the Hebei region, styling himself secretary of the Qinghai Army, and called on Wang Chuzhi of Dingzhou, who received him coldly.