Sui and Tang · Priest

Wang Ye 王曄

Attested AD 710

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Ye was a Priest.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 710 道士王曄
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 121, passage 59

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 121Volume 121 Biographies 46: Liu, Zhong, Cui, and the Two Kings · 1 passage

帝崩，韋後專制，畏禍及，更因僧普潤、道士王曄私謁臨淄王以自托，且密贊大計。 After the emperor's death, when Empress Wei seized power, he feared for his life and, through the monk Purun and the Daoist Wang Ye, secretly sought out the Prince of Linzi, pledging support for the coup.