Wang Zeng

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1. 1005 三司戶部判官
2. 1016 參知政事
3. 1020 參知政事
4. 1022 同中書門下平章事
5. 1034 樞密使
6. 1035 同中書門下平章事

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• 孝先 字
• 文正 諡號
• 沂公 封爵

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• [財政官員]
• [宰執]

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1. [1] Name and dates Wang Zeng is identified by name and is dated to 978–1038.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The principal record gives the name Wang Zeng and the years 978 and 1038.
   • Souyun王曾 (29759)The profile and three biographical texts date Wang Zeng's life to 978–1038.
   • WikidataWang Zeng (Q16904062)The entity record gives the English name Wang Zeng and time statements for birth in 978 and death in 1038.
2. [2] Status Wang Zeng was a Northern Song official who reached the highest executive offices.
   • Souyun王曾 (29759)The profile identifies him with the Northern Song, while the titles and biography show service as chief minister and vice councillor.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The principal record places him in the Song and classifies him among the chief executive officials, listing the offices of chancellor and vice councillor.
3. [3] Courtesy name, ennoblement, and origin His courtesy name was Xiaoxian; the ennoblement is rendered as Duke of Yi or Yigong, and his posthumous name was Wenzheng. His origin is given as Yidu in Qingzhou and Kaifeng.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The principal record gives Xiaoxian, Wenzheng, and Yigong, and lists Yidu and Kaifeng among the associated places, with Kaifeng marked as the basic ancestral address.
   • Souyun王曾 (29759)The profile and biographies give the courtesy name Xiaoxian, the title Duke of Yi, the posthumous name Wenzheng, and the Qingzhou Yidu origin.
   • WikidataWang Zeng (Q16904062)The entity's names and claims include the aliases Xiaoxian, Wenzheng, and Yigong.
4. [4] Early family His father was Wang Jianhuang; Wang Zongyuan is listed as an agnatic uncle, while Wang Zhongyuan is said to have raised him after he was orphaned young.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The kinship data names Wang Jianhuang as his father, identifies Wang Zongyuan as an agnatic uncle, and states that Wang Zhongyuan raised him when he was young and orphaned.
5. [5] Siblings and marriages His brothers included Wang Hao (皞) and Wang Hao (皡); his wife was a Li, and Li Hang is named as the father of both his first and second wives.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The kinship data names Wang Hao (皞) and Wang Hao (皡) as brothers, Li as his wife, and Li Hang as the father of both his first and second wives.
6. [6] Children and descendants His children were Wang Shao and Wang Zai; Wang Yi is listed both as a nephew and an adopted heir. The same family data names his affinal relatives and later descendants.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The kinship data lists Wang Shao, Wang Zai, and Wang Yi as an adopted heir and nephew, together with the named in-laws, nephew, sister's marriage, and descendants.
7. [7] Examination and early offices In 1002 he entered through the local tribute examination, placed first in the Ministry of Rites and palace examinations, and began a career that included the offices of Assistant Director of Palace Construction, assistant prefect of Jizhou, Right Admonisher, Drafter of Imperial Edicts, Hanlin Academician, Vice Minister of Personnel, Vice Councillor, Vice Director of the Secretariat, and Vice Director of Menxia.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The examination entry gives first place, and the office data includes Vice Director of the Secretariat, Hanlin Academician, and two periods as Vice Councillor.
   • Souyun王曾 (29759)The biographies give the examination results, early appointments, and the 1015, 1020, and 1025 promotions, while the profile lists the corresponding titles.
8. [8] Remonstrance Wang Zeng remonstrated against the heavenly books and the construction of the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace during Zhenzong's reign.
   • Souyun王曾 (29759)The biographical text states that he remonstrated with Zhenzong over the heavenly books and the large-scale construction of the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace.
9. [9] Recommendations and judgments Chen Shu recommended Wang Zeng first while serving as chief examiner and praised him as a talent of his age; Wang Zeng recommended Chen Geng, praised Zhang Bian's ministerial capacity, and valued Ji Ying's integrity and learning while serving successively with Zhang Zhibai as Nanjing military prefect.
   • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The association data records Chen Shu's first recommendation, Wang Zeng's recommendation of Chen Geng, his assessment of Zhang Bian, and his appreciation of Ji Ying while serving successively with Zhang Zhibai at Nanjing.
10. [10] Renzong's accession At Renzong's accession, Wang Zeng received senior Secretariat and Chancellery offices and was relied upon by the court; after Wang Qinruo's death he also received the Zhaowen Hall and historiographical appointments.
    • Souyun王曾 (29759)The biographies describe Renzong's accession, Liu's regency, the senior appointments and the court's reliance on him, as well as the appointments after Wang Qinruo's death.
    • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The office data includes Vice Director of the Secretariat and the grand-councilor title associated with the Secretariat and Chancellery.
11. [11] Removal to Qingzhou His restraint of the empress dowager's relatives, also described as offending her wishes, preceded his removal to Qingzhou in Tiansheng 7 and his subsequent appointments at Tianxiong and Henan.
    • Souyun王曾 (29759)The biographies give the two formulations of the reason and state that he left for Qingzhou in Tiansheng 7, then served at Tianxiong and Henan.
12. [12] Privy Council and second premiership In Jingyou 1 he became Commissioner of the Privy Council; in the following year he returned as chief minister, held the senior Menxia and Jixian offices, and received the title Duke of Yi.
    • Souyun王曾 (29759)The biographies and profile give the Jingyou 1 Privy Council appointment, the following year's return to the chief ministry, the senior offices, and the Duke of Yi title.
    • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The office data lists the Duke of Yi rank, Commissioner of the Privy Council, and grand-councilor office with the relevant dates.
13. [13] Dismissal and death He was dismissed in Jingyou 4 and sent to Yunzhou, with the joint dismissal attributed to his disagreement with Lü Yijian. He died in Baoyuan 1 in winter at sixty-one, although sixty is also given, and received the posthumous name Wenzheng.
    • Souyun王曾 (29759)The biographies describe the Jingyou 4 dismissal, the Yunzhou posting, the disagreement with Lü Yijian, the winter death in Baoyuan 1, the age of sixty-one, the alternative age of sixty, and the posthumous name Wenzheng.
    • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The principal record gives death in 1038, a Yunzhou office and Wenzheng as the posthumous name.
    • WikidataWang Zeng (Q16904062)The entity record gives death in 1038 and includes Wenzheng among the names and claims.
14. [14] Other appointments His other appointments included offices in revenue, scrutiny, the Ministries of Rites and War, the Zizheng Hall, and the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, with postings at Qingzhou and Yunzhou.
    • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The office data lists these appointments and gives Qingzhou and Yunzhou as associated postings.
15. [15] Works His attributed works include the three-volume Jiuyu tu, the one-volume Qidan zhi, and the one-volume Wang Wenzheng gong bilu, also titled Wang Wenzheng bilu.
    • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The works data lists Wang Wenzheng gong bilu, Jiuyu tu in three volumes, and Qidan zhi in one volume, identifying the latter two as authored works.
    • Souyun王曾 (29759)The three biographies list the same works and give both forms of the title Wang Wenzheng bilu.
16. [16] Transmission and poems The transmission of Wang Wenzheng bilu is disputed, with one account saying that it survives and another that it was not transmitted; seven poems are listed under Wang Zeng's name.
    • Souyun王曾 (29759)Two biographical texts differ over whether Wang Wenzheng bilu survives or was not transmitted, and one lists seven poems under his name.
17. [17] Posthumous literary reception After his death, Fu Bi and Song Qi wrote epitaphs, Han Qi a preface, Luo Congyan a biography, Yin Zhu a sacrificial text, Liu Chang a genealogy inscription, Song Qi the reverse of the stele, and Shi Jie a school record and letters to him.
    • CBDBWang Zeng (1901)The association data lists the preface, epitaphs, biography, sacrificial text, genealogy inscription, stele reverse, letters, and school record associated with Han Qi, Fu Bi, Song Qi, Luo Congyan, Yin Zhu, Liu Chang, and Shi Jie.