The New Book of Tang, Confucianism, and Liu Fang's Biography of Liu Fang contains Liu Fang's discussion of clans, and he divides the medieval clan gate valves into five systems. Among them, he said: "Crossing the river is the surname of overseas Chinese, and Wang, Xie, Yuan, and Xiao are you." "The famous ones of the Langya Wang clan are Wang Dao, Wang Dun, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, etc.; the famous Ones of the Xie clan of Chen County are Xie An, Xie Shi, Xie Xuan, Xie Yan, Xie Lingyun, etc.; the Yuan clan of Chen County, from the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, has had people in important positions for thirteen generations and has been active in politics for nearly 600 years; some people in the Lanling Xiao clan believe that they originated from Xiao He, the chancellor of the Western Han Dynasty, and the Xiao clan founded the two dynasties of Qi Liang, and walked out of many emperors, more than thirty prime ministers, as well as a large number of civilian and military generals, literati and scholars.
Today we will talk about the Wang family, and other families will have special articles in the future. The Langya wang clan was founded in Langya County during the Western Han Dynasty, and reached its peak in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Dao and Wang Dun relied on supporting and stabilizing the Sima clan to make great merits in the establishment of the Jiangdong State, so that posterity had the saying "King and horse, share the world". The two were brothers of the clan, one in literature and one in arms, one in power, one in charge of the army, and each was the left and right auxiliaries of the Sima clan. Later, Wang Dun rebelled against the central government, attacked health twice, and the soldiers were defeated and killed, which did not affect Wang Dao's position in the center.
Portrait of Wang Dao
If the Wang lineage is pushed up, then the Jin dynasty has the Taibao Wang Xiang and the Guanglu Grand Master Wang Lan brothers, all of whom are xuanhe for a while, and their names are recorded in the annals of history. Wang Lansheng had six sons, named Wang Jie, Wang Ji, Wang Hui, Wang Zheng, Wang Yan, and Wang Chen. There are three sons, named Wang Dao, Wang Ying, and Wang Chang. The guide is the hero who pioneered Jiangdong. Wang Ji gave birth to a son, Wang Dun, who was an uncle and brother with Wang Dao. Wang Zheng had sons Wang Du, Wang Kuang, and Wang Bin. Wang Chen had sons Wang Ling and Wang Kan, both of whom were famous at that time.
Since then, there have been famous Figures of the Wang clan in the Six Dynasties, such as Wang Xun, Wang Min, Wang Tanshou, Wang Shengda, Wang Sheng, Wang Qian, Wang Jian, Wang Gui, Wang Zhen, Wang Shengqian, Wang Yun, Wang Yu and others, all of whom are descendants of Wang Dao. Wang Huzhi and Wang Xiuzhi are descendants of Wang Hui. Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi are the descendants of Wang Kuang. Wang Pengzhi and Wang Biaozhi were the heirs of Wang Bin. During the Southern Dynasty of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Wang clan was the first in Jiangdong, and the tribes were extremely numerous. However, the Langyue Wang clan is the most prosperous. His deeds are found in the "Book of Jin" and "History of the South" and other biographies.
However, since Liang and Chen, the Wang clan's power has gradually declined. In the Tang Dynasty, it was three hundred years of feng shui rotation, "In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. "The Wang family is scattered and has lost its former glory. The new magnates and the new door valve have replaced the old doors of the past.