Sui and Tang · Official

Wang Hong 銘

Attested AD 746 - AD 747

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Hong was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 746 to AD 747 天寶
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 134, passage 157

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 59: Yuwen, Wei, Yang, Wang · 5 passages

而婢漏言於楊國忠，國忠、鉷方睦，陰相語。 The maid also let word of this reach Yang Guozhong. Guozhong and Wang Hong were then on good terms and conferred in secret.

始，慎矜奪鉷職田，辱詬其母，又嘗私語讖書，鉷銜之，未有發也。 Shenjin had long ago seized Hong's official fields and publicly insulted his mother; he had also privately discussed prophetic texts. Hong had brooded on these grievances but found no opening — until now.

異時奏事，數稱引慎矜，帝悖然曰：「爾親邪，毋相往來！」 On another occasion, while reporting to the throne, Hong repeatedly praised Shenjin. The emperor snapped, "Are you his kinsman? Stay away from him!"

鉷知帝惡甚，後見慎矜，輒慢侮不為禮，慎矜怒。 Hong knew how deep the emperor's hatred ran. Thereafter he treated Shenjin with open contempt whenever they met, and Shenjin was furious.

鉷乃與林甫作飛牒，告慎矜本隋後，蓄讖緯妖言，與妄人交，規復隋室。 Hong then conspired with Li Linfu to draft a secret denunciation, charging that Shenjin was a Sui descendant who hoarded prophetic texts, consorted with charlatans, and plotted to restore the Sui dynasty.