Wang Zhongsi (王忠嗣)

Overview

Wang Zhongsi was a general and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 747 天寶六載…其冬
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 218-220
AD 738 to AD 746 初事節度使王倕…遷左衛郎將
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 206, 208

Career and standing

prefect of Hanyang 漢陽太守
AD 747 天寶六載…其冬 · Demoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 220
military commissioner 節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 206
Longyou commissioner 隴右節度
AD 747 天寶六載…其冬 · Replaced
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 219
prefect of Hanyang 漢陽太守
AD 747 天寶六載…其冬 · Demoted · Demoted · Authority Emperor Xuanzong (玄宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 220
Impeached
AD 747 天寶六載…其冬 · Impeached
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 218

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 206, 219

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 206

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 104Volume 100 Biographies 50: Yin Sizhen, Li Jie, Jie Wan, Bi Gou, Su Xiang, Zheng Weizhong, Wang Zhiyin, Lu Congyuan, Li Chaoyin, Pei Cui, Wang Qiu · 5 passages

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後節度使王忠嗣補為衙將。 Later Commissioner Wang Zhongsi made him a yamen general.

忠嗣以為大鬥軍副使，嘗使翰討吐蕃於新城，有同列為副者，見翰禮倨，不為用，翰怒，撾殺之，軍中股怵。 Zhongsi made him deputy of the Great Battle Army and once sent him against Tibet at Xincheng; a fellow deputy refused his orders because Han was arrogant — Han beat him to death, and the army trembled.

其冬，玄宗在華清宮，王忠嗣被劾。 That winter, while the emperor was at Huaqing Palace, Wang Zhongsi was impeached.

敕召翰至，與語悅之，遂以為鴻臚卿，兼西平郡太守，攝御史中丞，代忠嗣為隴右節度支度營田副大使，知節度事。 Han was summoned to court; the emperor was pleased with him and made him Chamberlain for Court Ceremonials (Honglu qing), prefect of Xiping, acting Palace Aide to the Censor-in-Chief, and acting Longyou commissioner for disbursements and military colonies in Zhongsi's place, in charge of commission affairs.

仍極言救忠嗣，上起入禁中，翰叩頭隨之而前，言詞慷慨，聲淚俱下，帝感而寬之，貶忠嗣為漢陽太守，朝廷義而壯之。 He pleaded passionately for Zhongsi; the emperor withdrew to the inner palace and Han followed, kowtowing, speaking with passion through tears; the emperor was moved and demoted Zhongsi to prefect of Hanyang — the court admired his loyalty.