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Wang Zhaoyuan was an official and General.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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- At Chengdu 成都 · Relation Native of
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Military · Commander
- Relation Student of · Person Zhiyun (智諲)
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 64Volume 64: Hereditary House of Later Shu · 12 passages
昶遣王昭遠、趙彥韜等拒命。
Chang sent Wang Zhaoyuan, Zhao Yantao, and others to resist.
昭遠，成都人也，年十三，事東郭禪師智諲為童子。
Zhaoyuan was from Chengdu. At thirteen he became a novice under the Chan master Zhiyun of East Suburb.
知祥嘗飯僧於府，昭遠執巾履從智諲以入，知祥見之，愛其惠黠。
When Zhixiang once entertained monks at his residence, Zhaoyuan followed Zhiyun in carrying towel and shoes. Zhixiang took a liking to his quick wit.
時昶方就學，即命昭遠給事左右，而見親狎。
Chang was then still at his studies, and Zhixiang put Zhaoyuan in his service, where he grew intimate with the prince.
樞密使王處回致仕，昶以樞密使權重難制，乃以昭遠為通奏使知樞密使事，然事無大小，一以委之，府庫金帛恣其所取不問。
When Wang Chuhui retired, Chang found the Chief Palace Secretary's office too powerful to control and made Zhaoyuan Memorial Transmission Commissioner acting in that role. Every matter, large or small, was left to him, and he helped himself to treasury gold and silk without question.
昶母李太后常為昶言昭遠不可用，昶不聽。
Empress Dowager Li often told Chang that Zhaoyuan was unfit for office, but he would not listen.
昭遠好讀兵書，以方略自許。
Zhaoyuan loved military texts and fancied himself a strategist.
兵始發成都，昶遣李昊等餞之，昭遠手執鐵如意，指揮軍事，自比諸葛亮，酒酣，謂昊曰：「吾之是行，何止克敵，當領此二三萬雕面惡少兒，取中原如反掌爾！」
As the army left Chengdu, Chang sent Li Hao and others to see them off. Zhaoyuan gripped an iron ruyi scepter, directed the troops, and compared himself to Zhuge Liang. Deep in wine he told Hao: "This campaign will be more than defeating the enemy—I mean to lead these twenty or thirty thousand fierce young brutes and take the central plains as easily as turning my hand!"
全斌至三泉，遇昭遠，擊敗之。
Quanbin reached Three Springs, met Zhaoyuan, and routed him.
昭遠焚吉柏江浮橋，退守劍門。
Zhaoyuan burned the floating bridge on the Lucky Cypress River and fell back to Sword Gate.
全斌遣偏將史延德分兵出來蘇，北擊劍門，與全斌夾攻之，昭遠、彥韜敗走，皆見擒。
Quanbin sent flank general Shi Yande along the Laisu path to strike Sword Gate from the north while he attacked from the south. Zhaoyuan and Yantao were routed, fled, and were both captured.
玄喆聞昭遠等敗，亦逃歸。
Hearing of Zhaoyuan's defeat, Xuanzhe fled home as well.