Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Wang Shoucheng 王守澄

Attested AD 820 - AD 827

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Shoucheng was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 820 to AD 827 元和後
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 178, passage 4
AD 824 敬宗立
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passages 84-85

Key source chapters

New Book of Tang, Chapter 181 Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu 2 passages
New Book of Tang, Chapter 178 Volume 178 Biographies 103: Liu Fen 1 passage

Career and standing

Commandant of the Shence Army 神策中尉
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 4
Bore
Guilt of regicide
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 4

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 4
Organization Shence Army 神策 · Relation Commanded
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 4

Works and attributed material

Memorial report · Speaker · With Emperor Jingzong (敬宗) · Direct quotation · Mode allegation Source Person Id Li Fengji (李逢吉)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 85

Events and relationships

Went unpunished through two reigns
AD 820 to AD 827 元和後 · Political · Accused
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 4

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 178Volume 178 Biographies 103: Liu Fen · 1 passage

元和後，權綱馳遷，神策中尉王守澄負弒逆罪，更二帝不能討，天下憤之。 After the Yuanhe period the axes of power shifted violently; Wang Shoucheng, the Shence Army commandant, carried the guilt of regicide, yet two successive emperors could not bring him to account, and the empire seethed with outrage.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu · 2 passages

逢吉滋怒，乃用張又新、李續等計，擢虞、昔範與劉棲楚皆為拾遺，以伺紳隙，內結中人王守澄自助。 Fengji, enraged, followed the counsel of Zhang Youxin and Li Xu, promoting Yu, Xifan, and Liu Qichu as remonstrance officials to spy on Shen while secretly winning the eunuch Wang Shoucheng.

會敬宗立，逢吉知紳失勢可乘，使守澄從容奏言：「先帝始議立太子，杜元穎、李紳勸立深王，獨宰相逢吉請立陛下，而李續、李虞助之。」 When Jingzong succeeded, Fengji saw Shen was vulnerable and had Shoucheng report calmly: "When the late emperor first debated the heir, Du Yuanying and Li Shen favored Prince Shen; only Chief Minister Fengji urged installing Your Majesty, aided by Li Xu and Li Yu."