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Wang Qinruo王钦若

Song CourtHistory

Counselor-in-Chief, a native of Jiangnan, advocated fleeing south, jealous of Kou Zhun.

DIRECT FIGURES
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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Wang Qinruo, and the people around them.

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

10 figures · 11 records
5 more in the complete record
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

8 figures · 9 records
3 more in the complete record
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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

2 figures · 2 records

12 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.

History vs. fiction

A powerful minister in history is transformed into a traitor collaborating with foreign enemies in a novel and is executed

  • In Chapter 43 of The Generals of the Yang Family, Wang Qinruo is renamed Wang Qin and depicted as a hidden traitor for the Khitan. After fleeing and being captured, Emperor Zhenzong orders him to be executed by lingchi: 'The executioner bound Wang Qin to a stake and slowly cut off his flesh. The spectators were all terrified. ... Wang Qin could not bear the pain, and after not even a few dozen cuts, his breath had already ceased.' In the official history, History of Song, Annals of Emperor Renzong I, although Wang Qinruo was later regarded as treacherous, he was deeply trusted by Emperor Zhenzong and Emperor Renzong, and ultimately died a natural death: 'On the first day of the eleventh month, the tea monopoly was abolished. ... On the day of Wushen, Wang Qinruo died.' The novel exaggerates his character and gives him a tragic ending of utter ruin.

Relationship network

18 figures · 82 links
Wang QinruoWang QinruoEmperor Zhenzong of SongEmperor Zhenzong of SongEmperor RenzongEmperor RenzongKou ZhunKou ZhunDing WeiDing WeiWang DanWang DanXia SongXia SongWang ZengWang ZengYang YiYang YiChen YaosouChen YaosouChen PengnianChen PengnianEmperor Renzong of SongZhao ChangyanHan YiMa ZhijieLiu ZongSun QuanzhaoWang Ji
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Sources: History of Song, 仁宗本纪一; History of Song, 儒林传一; History of Song, 儒林传二; History of Song, 吕端毕士安仲衍仲游寇准传; History of Song, 周渭梁鼎范正辞讽刘师道王济方偕曹颖叔刘元瑜杨告赵及刘湜王彬仲简传; History of Song, 孔道辅宗翰鞠咏刘随曹修古郭劝段少连传; History of Song, 宰辅表一; History of Song, 寇准传

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