Wang Silu (王思禮) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Silu as a general and official. This record brings together 9 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Silu	王思禮	Wáng Sīlǐ
Given	Sil	思禮
Title	Vice Minister Wang	王司空
Personal name	Wang Sil	王思禮	Wáng Sīlǐ
Personal	Wang Sili	王思禮	Wang Sili
Personal name	Wang Silu	王思禮	Wáng Sīlǐ

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiutangshu:130:s0086
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:131:s0030

Roles

General
Official

Life and dates

Death

Statement: soon died
Explicit · xintangshu:141:s0052

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 在太原 · Western Year: AD 761
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:141:s0051
Source Date: Text: 天寶末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 755 · End: AD 756
Explicit · jiutangshu:131:s0030
Source Date: Text: 至德中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 756 · End: AD 758
Explicit event contextual date · jiutangshu:130:s0086

Career and standing

Label: military commissioner of Hedong / 河東節度 · Action: held
Explicit · jiutangshu:130:s0086

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker
Explicit · jiutangshu:131:s0037, jiutangshu:131:s0038, jiutangshu:131:s0039, jiutangshu:131:s0040, jiutangshu:131:s0042

Events and relationships

Relation: patron-of · Person Id: Zhang Guangcheng (張光晟)
Explicit · jiutangshu:131:s0043

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 130Volume 126 Biographies 76: Li Kui, Li Han, Chen Shaoyou, Lu Yue, Pei Xu · 1 passage

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至德中，河東節度王思禮奏為參謀，累授大理司直、監察殿中侍御史、節度判官。 During the Zhide era Wang Silu, military commissioner of Hedong, took him on as staff planner. He rose through posts as rectifier in the Court of Judicial Review, investigating and palace censor, and military commissioner aide.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan · 7 passages

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天寶末，哥舒翰兵敗潼關，大將王思禮所乘馬中流矢而斃，光晟時在騎卒之中，因下，以馬授思禮。 At the end of the Tianbao era, when Geshu Han was defeated at Tong Pass, the horse of Grand General Wang Sil encountered a stray arrow midstream and collapsed. Guangcheng was then among the mounted soldiers; he dismounted and gave his horse to Sil.

思禮問其姓名，不告而退，思禮陰記其形貌，常使人密求之。 Sil asked his name, but he would not tell him and withdrew. Sil secretly recorded his appearance and often sent men to seek him in secret.

無何，思禮為河東節度使，其偏將辛雲京為代州刺史，屢為將校譖毀，思禮怒焉。 Before long Sil became military governor of Hedong; his subordinate general Xin Yunjing was prefect of Dai. After repeated slanders by officers, Sil grew angry at him.

光晟時隸雲京麾下，因間進曰：「光晟素有德於王司空，比不言諸，恥以舊恩受賞。 Guangcheng was then under Yunjing's command; he privately said: "I once did a kindness for Vice Minister Wang and have not spoken of it, ashamed to receive reward for an old favor.

乃謁思禮，未及言舊，思禮識之，遽曰：「爾豈非吾故人乎？ He called on Sil; before he could speak of old times, Sil recognized him and cried: "Are you not my old friend?

光晟遂陳潼關之事，思禮大喜，因執其手感泣曰：「吾有今日，子之力也。 Guangcheng then recounted the affair at Tong Pass. Sil rejoiced greatly, took his hand, and wept: "That I have this day is your doing.

光晟遂述雲京之屈，思禮曰：「雲京比涉謗言，過亦不細，今為故人，特舍之矣。」 Guangcheng then explained Yunjing's grievance. Sil said: "Yunjing's recent involvement in slander was no small fault, but for your sake as an old friend I shall specially overlook it."

New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 1 passage

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王思禮在太原，儲廥贏衍，請輸半以實京師。 Wang Sili was at Taiyuan with granaries full and overflowing; he requested shipping half the stores to fill the capital.