Qin and Han · Hermit

Wang Jungong 王君公

Wáng Jūngōng

Attested AD 9 - AD 25

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Jungong was a Hermit.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 9 to AD 25 遭乱
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 94, passage 68

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 94Volume 83: Biographies of Hermits · 3 passages

初，萌与同郡徐房、平原李子云、王君公相友善，并晓阴阳，怀德秽行。 Feng had been close to Xu Fang, Li Ziyun, and Wang Jungong—fellow students of yin-yang who prized virtue over reputation.

房与子云养徒各千人，君公遭乱独不去，侩牛自隐。 Xu and Li each taught a thousand pupils; Wang alone stayed through the chaos, hiding as a cattle broker.

时人谓之论曰：“避世墙东王君公。” Wits rhymed, "East of the wall, avoiding the age, stands Wang Jungong."