Five Dynasties · Courtier

Wang Yi 王益

Attested AD 948 - AD 949

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Yi was a Courtier.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 948 乾祐元年三月二十四日
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passages 179, 188
AD 949 乾祐二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 102, passage 85

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102 Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 3 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 109 Volume 109 Book of Later Jin 11: Biographies 6: Du Zhongwei, Li Shouzhen, Zhao Siwan 1 passage

Career and standing

Palace Attendant 供奉官
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 179
executed 處斬
Executed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 102, passage 85

Events and relationships

Ordered to bring Siwan to court
Administrative · Escort · With Zhao Sizhan (趙思綰)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 179

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 · 3 passages

郭從義奏，處斬前巡檢使喬守溫，供奉官王益、時知化、任繼勛等。 Guo Congyi memorialized that the former inspection commissioner Qiao Shouwen and the palace service officials Wang Yi, Shi Zhihua, Ren Jixun, and others had been executed.

守溫受高祖命巡檢京兆，會王益自鳳翔押送趙思綰等赴闕，行至京兆，守溫迎益於郊外，思綰等突然作亂，遂據其城。 Shouwen had received Gaozu's order to inspect Jingzhao. Wang Yi was escorting Zhao Sizhan and others from Fengxiang to the capital. When they reached Jingzhao, Shouwen welcomed Yi in the suburbs, but Sizhan and the others suddenly rose in revolt and seized the city.

守溫有愛姬陷在賊城，為思綰所錄，及收城，從義盡得思綰之婢仆，守溫求其愛姬，從義雖與之，意有所慊，遂發前罪，密啟於郭威，請除之，與王益等並誅焉。 Shouwen had a beloved concubine trapped in the rebel city who had been taken by Sizhan. When the city was recovered, Congyi obtained all of Sizhan's maids and servants. Shouwen asked for his beloved concubine. Though Congyi gave her to him, he was not satisfied and exposed Shouwen's former crime, secretly reporting to Guo Wei and requesting his removal. Shouwen and Wang Yi and the others were all put to death.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 109Volume 109 Book of Later Jin 11: Biographies 6: Du Zhongwei, Li Shouzhen, Zhao Siwan · 1 passage

朝廷聞之，遣供奉官王益部署思綰等赴闕。 When the court learned of this it sent Palace Attendant Wang Yi to escort Siwan and his men to the capital.