Wang Zhaoyuan (王昭遠), a native of Chengdu, was a chancellor of the Later Shu Dynasty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, an official who was an envoy to Shannan and a governor of the Southwest Camp. Later Shu Gaozu Meng Zhixiang entered Shu, and the rice monk was in the government office. Wang Zhaoyuan took the scarf and followed Zhi Zhen into it. At that time, the crown prince Meng Chang had just enrolled in school, and when he saw That Wang Zhaoyuan was wise, he left to serve Meng Chang. Meng Chang succeeded to the throne, thinking that he was an envoy of the curtain curtain, moved to the envoys of the various divisions, and soon moved to shannan Jiedu envoy.
Wang Zhaoyuan admired Zhuge Liang very much and liked to imitate Wei and Jin characters. He likes to read military books, and often holds iron ruyi in his hand, comparing himself to Zhuge Liang.
In November, the Song Dynasty sent Wang Quanbin (王全斌) the envoy of Zhongwu Jiedushi, Cui Yanjin (崔彦進) of Wuxin Jiedu (武信節度), Wang Renzhen (王仁赡), the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, Liu Guangyi (劉光義) of the Ningjiang Jiedu (宁江節度), and Cao Bin (曹彬), the Privy Counsellor Cao Bin ( Cao Bin ) , to lead 60,000 infantry cavalry. After Meng Chang heard about it, he ordered Wang Zhaoyuan to be the commander of the southwest camp, Zhao Chongtao to be the capital supervisor, Han Baozheng to be the envoy, and Li Jin to be the deputy envoy, leading the troops to resist the battle, and said to Wang Zhaoyuan: "Today's division, summoned by Qing, is also reluctant to make meritorious contributions!" At this time, Wang Zhaoyuan was still very arrogant, and took up his post with a strategy, starting in Chengdu, and the Shu lord ordered the chancellor Li Hao and others to be outside the city of Rao. Zhaoyuan held Tie Ruyi in his hand, commanded Ruoding, and compared himself to Zhuge Liang. Drunk, he said to Hao Yue: "I will not stop defeating the enemy on this trip, when I lead these twenty or thirty thousand evil children with carved faces, take the Central Plains like a palm ear!" "
As a result, under the blows of the Song army, Wang Zhaoyuan was defeated in three battles, fled to Lizhou, burned the bridge of Orange Baijin, and left the guards to guard the sword gate and fled to Hanyuanpo himself. Zhao Chongtao also wanted to gather an army to resist one last time, but Wang Zhaoyuan could not get up according to Hu Bed, Zhao Chongtao was defeated and captured, Wang Zhaoyuan took off his armor and fled, fled to Dongchuan, hid in the people's house, and was captured alive by the pursuing soldiers.
After Wang Zhaoyuan surrendered, he received a nickname of "Zhuge Liang with Juice". "Juice" means tears...