Sui and Tang · Son of Wang Zhixing

Wang Yanzai / Zai 王晏宰 / 王宰

Attested AD 818

Passages: 22
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Yanzai / Zai as a general and named individual. This record brings together 22 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wang Yanzai / Zai	王晏宰 / 王宰	Wang Yanzai / Zai
Alternate	Wang Yanzai	王晏宰	Wang Yanzai
Changed	Zai	宰	Zai

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0072

Roles

General
Named Individual

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元和十三年 · Regnal Year: 13 · Western Year: AD 818
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0072

Family

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Parent of Wang Yanshi (王晏實)
Kinship Term: his son / 其子 · Parentage: biological
Child of Wang Zhixing (王智興)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological

Career and standing

Label: Binning-Qing military governor / 邠寧慶節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0106
Label: Guangzhou prefect / 光州刺史 · Action: held
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0103
Label: Shence Army soldier / 神策軍 · Action: held
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0102
Label: Taiyuan military governor / 太原節度太原 · Action: held
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0116

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Action: campaigned against Liu Zhen and sent his head to the capital
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0108
Kind: renaming-context · Action: later dropped the generational name Yan and used Zai alone
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0101

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0072
From: Wang Yanzai / 王晏宰 · To: Zai / 宰 · Change: dropped the generational name Yan (晏)
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0101

References in the histories

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New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 22 passages

翌日復往，宰相諭使還第。 They returned the next day, but the chief ministers told them to go home.

帝初欲頔告老，宰相李逢吉謂得謝乃優禮，非所以示責。 The emperor first wanted Di to retire, but Chief Minister Li Fengji argued that granting retirement would look like an honor, not a punishment.

宰司將以太子少保官之，帝改署賓客。 The chief ministers planned to make him Junior Mentor to the Heir Apparent, but the emperor reassigned him as Retainer instead.

方，長慶時以勛家子通豪俠，欲事河朔，以策幹宰相元稹。 During Changqing, Fang, scion of a meritorious house and friend to men of daring, sought a career in Hebei and brought his plans to Chief Minister Yuan Zhen.

元和十三年，伐師道，智興以步騎八千次胡陵，與忠武軍會，以騎畀其子晏平、晏宰為先鋒，自率軍繼之。 In Yuanhe year 13, campaigning against Shidao, Zhixing encamped eight thousand infantry and cavalry at Huling, joined the Zhongwu army, put his sons Yanping and Yanzai at the head of the cavalry vanguard, and followed with the main force.

子九人，晏平、宰知名。 He had nine sons; Yanping and Yanzai were the most notable.

晏宰，後去「晏」，獨名宰。 He was called Yan Zai at first, but later dropped the generational name "Yan" and went by Zai alone.

討劉稹也，詔宰以兵出魏博，趨磁州。 During the campaign against Liu Zhen, the emperor ordered Zai to march from Weibo toward Cizhou at the head of his troops.

當是時，何弘敬陰首鼠，聞宰至，大懼，即引軍濟漳水。 He Hongjing was then hedging his bets in secret; when he learned Zai was coming he panicked and at once crossed the Zhang River with his army.

宰相李德裕建言：「河陽兵寡，以忠武為援，既以捍洛，則並制魏博。」 The chief minister Li Deyu argued: "Heyang's garrison is thin; Zhongwu should reinforce it—protect Luoyang and Weibo falls into our grip as well."

遂詔宰以兵五千椎鋒，兼統河陽行營。 The emperor accordingly put Zai at the head of five thousand shock troops and gave him overall command of the Heyang field camp.

德裕以宰乘破竹勢不遂取澤州，以其子晏實守磁，為顧望計，帝有詔切責。 Zai had the momentum of a bamboo split wide open yet stalled before Zezhou while his son Yan Shi guarded Cizhou—a feint of hesitation—and the emperor sent down a stern rebuke.

宰懼，急攻陵川，破賊石會關，進攻澤州。 Frightened, Zai rushed to assault Lingchuan, stormed the rebel strongpoint at Shihui Pass, and pressed the attack on Zezhou.

宰傳稹首京師，遂節度太原。 Zai forwarded Liu Zhen's head to the capital and was appointed military governor of Taiyuan.

宣宗初，入朝，厚結權幸求宰相，周墀劾之，乃還軍。 Early in Xuanzong's reign he came to court, currying favor with the mighty to win a seat in the chancellery; Zhou Chi denounced him, and he went back to his command.

羔乃謁宰相，請移散官。 Gao went to the chief ministers and asked to be moved to an inactive honorary rank.

開成初，文宗欲以真源、臨真二公主降士族，謂宰相曰：「民間脩婚姻，不計官品而上閥閱。 Early in Kaicheng, Wenzong meant to marry the Princesses Zhenyuan and Linzhen into great clans and told his chief ministers: "Common folk arranging marriages care nothing for office and everything for pedigree.

京兆尹缺，宣宗將用之，宰相以年少，欲歷試其能，更出為義武節度使。 When the capital governorship fell open, Xuanzong meant to give it to him; the chief ministers thought him still young and preferred to test his mettle, so he was posted instead as military governor of Yiwu.

李棲筠風望高，時謂當宰相，故亞厚結納。 Li Qiyun commanded high esteem and was widely tipped for the chancellery—Ya drew him into a warm alliance.

載死，遷給事中。 After Zai's death he was promoted to Supervising Censor.

亞意必任臺宰，倍道進。 Convinced he would be named chief minister, Ya hastened toward the capital at breakneck pace.

宰相竇參憚其宿望，以檢校吏部尚書留守東都。 Chief Minister Dou Can, wary of his standing, appointed him acting Minister of the Civil Service with charge as regent of the Eastern Capital.