Is “Wang Zhongsi remonstrated against attacking Stone堡 City and Ge Shuhan vigorously saved him” true?
The New Book of Tang, Biographies of Two Guos, Two Wangs, Zhang, and Niu, records: 'The emperor was then determined to attack Stone堡 City, and issued an edict asking for plans of attack. Zhongsi submitted a memorial saying' that it was not worth the loss. Li Linfu framed him and wanted to kill him, but Ge Shuhan vigorously saved him from death. In the Sui and Tang Romance, Chapter 083, it is written that Dong Yanguang falsely accused Zhongsi of obstructing military plans; Emperor Xuanzong, believing Li Linfu, wanted to kill him, but Ge Shuhan pleaded before the emperor, and 'consequently Wang Zhongsi was demoted to the post of Governor of Hanyang,' which is consistent with the official history.
In the official history, Wang Zhongsi strongly remonstrated against attacking Stone堡 City, was slandered, and barely escaped death; the novel faithfully records his wrongful suffering as a direct official.
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