Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Diplomat

Wang Songnian 王松年

Attested AD 550 - AD 561

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Songnian was an official and Diplomat.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Ping	平	Ping

Life and dates

Death

Died of illness on the road · At between Jinyang and Ye 晉陽之鄴
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 142

Attested activity

AD 550 天保初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 131
AD 561 孝昭崩
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 135

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wang Shao (王卲)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 144

Kinship Role sons · Count 3
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 144

Career and standing

concurrent palace attendant 兼侍中
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 137
imperial censor 御史中丞
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 141
magistrate of Linzhang 臨漳令
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 132
secretary to Gao Cheng at Bingzhou 主簿
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 129
supervising secretary of the yellow gate attendant 給事黃門侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 133
Minister of Personnel and inspector of Bing; posthumous Ping 贈吏部尚書、幷州刺史，諡曰平
Posthumously honored
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 143

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imprisoned and beaten over Wei shu criticism 禁止、杖罰
Punished
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 131

Events and relationships

Mission to Liang
Diplomatic · Deputy envoy · With Li Wei (李緯)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 129
Proclaimed deathbed edict
AD 561 孝昭崩 · Ritual · Herald
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passages 135-136
Sued over Wei shu
Legal · Plaintiff
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 77

Assessments and attributes

Assessment loyal composure while proclaiming edict · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passages 135, 138

References in the histories

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History

9 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 35Volume 35 Biographies 27: Pei Rangzhi; Li Guo; Zhang Yanzhi; Lu Ang; Wang Songnian; Liu Yi · 9 passages

裴讓之弟諏之讞之皇甫和李構張宴之陸卬王松年劉禕 Pei Rangzhi; younger brothers Souzhi and Yanzhi; Huangfu He; Li Gou; Zhang Yanzhi; Lu Ang; Wang Songnian; Liu Yi

《魏書》出，庶與盧斐、王松年等訟其不平，並繫獄。 When the History of Wei was published, Shu joined Lu Fei, Wang Songnian, and others in suing over its bias and was imprisoned with them.

王松年，少知名。 Wang Songnian was known from his youth.

文襄臨幷州，辟為主簿，累遷通直散騎常侍，副李緯使梁。 When Gao Cheng took Bingzhou he made Songnian his secretary; he rose to regular attendant of the scattered cavalry and went to Liang as deputy to Li Wei.

魏收撰《魏書》成，松年有謗言，文宣怒，禁止之，仍加杖罰。 When Wei Shou completed the Book of Wei, Songnian spoke against it; Gao Yang was furious, had him imprisoned, and had him beaten.

孝昭崩，松年馳驛至鄴都宣遺詔，發言涕泗，迄於宣罷，容色無改，辭吐諧韻。 When Gao Yan died, Songnian raced by post to Ye to proclaim the deathbed edict; he wept as he spoke, yet from beginning to end his composure did not alter and his delivery stayed measured.

諸舊臣避形跡，無敢盡哀，唯松年哭甚流涕，朝士咸恐。 Former ministers held themselves in check and none dared mourn openly; only Songnian wept freely, and courtiers were uneasy.

武成雖忿松年戀舊情切，亦雅重之。 Though Gao Zhan resented Songnian's loyalty to the late emperor, he still respected him.

贈吏部尚書、幷州刺史，諡曰平。 He was posthumously made minister of personnel and inspector of Bing province, with the posthumous name Ping.