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Wang Chuzhi was an official and Warlord.
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Book of Later Tang 5: Zhuangzong Annals 3 · 5 passages
三月，河中節度使朱友謙、昭義節度使李嗣昭、滄州節度使李存審、定州節度使王處直、邢州節度使李嗣源、成德軍兵馬留後張文禮、遙領天平軍節度使閻寶、大同軍節度使李存璋、新州節度使王鬱、振武節度使李存進、同州節度使朱令德，各遣使勸進，請帝紹唐帝位，帝報書不允。
In the third month Youqian of Hezhong, Sizhao of Zhaoyi, Cunshen of Cangzhou, Chuzhi of Ding, Siyuan of Xing, Wenli acting for Chengde, Yan Bao holding Taiping in title, Cunzhang of Datong, Yu of Xin, Cunjin of Zhenwu, and Lingde of Tong all urged Cunxu to take the throne; he wrote back refusing.
辛酉，閻寶上言，定州節度使王處直為其子都幽於別室，都自稱留後。
On xinyou Yan Bao reported that Wang Chuzhi of Ding had been shut up by his son Du, who called himself acting commissioner.
〈（《歐陽史》：王處直叛附於契丹，其子都幽處直以來附。）〉
(The 《Ouyang History》 says Chuzhi rebelled to the Khitan while Du locked up his father and submitted to Jin.)〉
張處瑾令韓正時以千騎夜突圍，將入定州與王處直議事，為我遊軍追擊，破之；
Chujin sent Han Zhengshi with a thousand horse to break out by night for Ding to see Chuzhi; Jin scouts ran them down;
〈（《契丹國志》：王處直在定州，以鎮、定為唇齒，恐鎮亡而定孤，乃潛使人語其子王鬱，使賂契丹，令犯塞以救鎮州之圍。
(The 《Annals of the Khitan State》 says Chuzhi at Ding feared that with Zhen lost he would be isolated, and secretly told his son Yu to bribe the Khitan to raid the border and save Zhen.