Wang Jin
Wang Jin
Wang Jin (702-781), named Xiaqing, was born in Puzhou (Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). He is the younger brother of Wang Wei, Prime Minister and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty.
Born in the Wang family of Hedong, he was eager to learn since childhood and was well-known with Wang Wei. Jinshi and, to serve the censor. He helped Li Guangbi, a famous general, to pacify the Anshi rebellion. He served successively as Taiyuan Yin, Henan deputy marshal, Hedong Jiedushi, and paid homage to his servant and Tongping Zhangshi. Yuan Zai, a minister of power, was demoted as governor of kuozhou, and moved to the prince's guest and the east capital. In 781, he died at the age of 79.
Wang Jin was good at writing in spring, was good at writing in grass and official script, and excelled Xue Ji in writing Xuanzong AI CE Wen and Shen Dao Bei to Wang Zhongsi, Minister of the Ministry of war. There are not many posthumous works, and prose has only forms, steles and volumes. His poems are similar to Wang Wei in style, plain and fresh. His life stories are included in jinshilu, benzhuan, shushufu notes.
Life of the characters
After the imperial examination, he served as the censor and transferred to the military officer wailang. During the "an Shi rebellion", he served as Shaoyin of Taiyuan and assisted Li Guangbi in guarding Taiyuan. He had great achievements and strategies. He was promoted to minister of the Ministry of punishment and served as Prime Minister twice. He served successively as the deputy marshal of Henan Province. He served as the commander in chief, the envoy, the governor of Henan, Huaixi and Shannan. He left the eastern capital behind, the governor of Hedong, the envoy of Taiyuan and the northern capital behind. He humbled himself and gave up his position and part-time job for the reasons of "low talent and high position", "useless current affairs" and "no merit". When he was appointed as Shaoyin in Taiyuan, he cleaned up discipline and ran the army strictly. After Wang Wuzong and Zhang Fengzhang, the old generals in Taiyuan, who were regarded as unrestrained by virtue of their merits, were executed by military law, the generals of the whole army no longer dare to neglect their duties. After the "an Shi rebellion" subsided, the elder brother Wang Wei was under examination because he was captured by an Lushan. He sincerely asked to be relieved of his official position to atone for his elder brother, so that his elder brother Wang Wei could be lenient. The friendship between brothers is highly praised by the world. In his later years, as the prime minister, he did not dare to fight against Yuan Zai's tyrannical behavior, but agreed with everything. In 777, Yuan Zai was demoted to be the governor of kuozhou (now Lishui City, Zhejiang Province) after being punished. Later, he was called back as a guest of the prince and a branch of Dongdu until his death.
Anecdotes and allusions
When he was the prime minister, he greatly promoted Buddhism. During the Dali period, Buddhism flourished, temples gathered, fertile soil was occupied, and monks were rampant. Temples became a place to hide evils, leading to disrepair of criminal and political affairs, corruption of politics and economy, and shortage of soldiers.
Character evaluation
Wang Jin is good at writing and writing, and he excels Xue Ji.
Family members
According to the records in the new book of Tang Dynasty, Wang Jin was born in the Wang family of Hedong (belonging to the Qixian branch of Wang family in Taiyuan). < I > table reference: < / I >
Historical records
The old book of Tang, volume 118, biography 68; the new book of Tang, volume 158, biography 70
Chinese PinYin : Wang Jin
Wang Jin
