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Wang Su
Wang Su
王肅
Minister of Ceremonies (太常)
	In office; ?–256
Monarch	Cao Fang / Cao Mao
Intendant of Henan (河南尹)
	In office; ?–?
Monarch	Cao Fang
Administrator of Guangping (廣平太守)
	In office; 240–?
Monarch	Cao Fang
Personal details
Born	195
Died	between 21 May 256 and 31 January 257 (aged 61)
Spouse(s)	Lady Yang (羊氏); Lady Xiahou (夏侯氏)
Children	Wang Hun; Wang Xun; Wang Qian; Wang Kai; Wang Yuanji; Kuai Diao's wife; four other sons;
Parent	Wang Lang (father);
Occupation	Official
Courtesy name	Ziyong (子雍)
Posthumous name	Marquis Jing (景侯)
Peerage	Marquis of Lanling; (蘭陵侯)

Wang Su (195–256),^[5] courtesy name Ziyong, was an official and Confucian scholar of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of Wang Lang. When Guanqiu Jian started a rebellion in Shouchun, Wang Su advised Sima Shi to lower the rebels' morale by treating their families with respect. Following that, Wang Su entreated Cao Mao to allow Sima Zhao to succeed Sima Shi as regent of Wei.^[6]

Wang Su's daughter, Wang Yuanji, married Sima Zhao and gave birth to Sima Yan, the first emperor of the Jin dynasty, in 236. Thus, Wang Su became a grandfather himself. Wang Su inherited the title and marquisate of Marquis of Lanling (蘭陵侯) from his father.^[7]

Wang Su compiled the extant edition of the Kongzi Jiayu (School Sayings of Confucius), the sayings of Confucius not included in the Analects. Scholars long suspected it was a forgery by Wang Su,^[5] but a book discovered in 1977 from the Shuanggudui tomb (sealed in 165 BCE), entitled Ru Jia Zhe Yan (儒家者言, Sayings of the Ru School), contains very similar content to the Kongzi Jiayu.^[8]

Notes

^ Wang Su's biography in the Sanguozhi recorded that he died in the 1st year of the Gan'lu era (256-260) in Cao Mao's reign.^[1] Also, in Cao Mao's biography, it was recorded that he visited the taixue on the bing'chen day of the 4th month of that year. During the visit, Wang Su replied to his queries. Thus, Wang Su must have died after the visit; the date corresponds to 21 May 256 in the Julian calendar. The year ends on 31 Jan 257 in the Julian calendar.

References

^ (甘露元年薨， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 13.
^ Lady Yang was Wang Yuanji's mother. In 267, Lady Yang was posthumously conferred the title of xianjun (县君) and given the posthumous name 'Jing" (靖); her full posthumous title was "Lady Jing of Pingyang" (平阳靖君). (帝以后母羊氏未崇谥号，泰始三年下诏曰：“...其封夫人为县君，依德纪谥，主者详如旧典。”于是使使持节谒者何融追谥为平阳靖君。) Jin Shu, vol.31. Also, it is unknown if Lady Yang was related to Yang Hu and Yang Huiyu.
^ Lady Xiahou was Wang Yuanji's stepmother. In 286, Lady Xiahou was posthumously conferred the title of "xiangjun of Xingyang" (荥阳乡君). (太康七年，追赠继祖母夏侯氏为荥阳乡君。) Jin Shu, vol.31
^ Wang Kai was noted in Chinese history for his rivalry and competition in extravagance with Shi Chong. Historical records did not indicate when Wang Kai was born or when he died, but his elder brother Wang Xun's biography in Book of Jin indicated that Xun himself was younger than Wang Yuanji (born 217) (王恂，字良夫，文明皇后之弟也。...。恂弟虔、恺。) Jin Shu, vol.93. Wang Kai took part in overthrowing Yang Jun, and was rewarded with the title of Duke of Shandou County, with a fiefdom of 1,800 households. (以讨杨骏勋，封山都县公，邑千八百户。) Jin Shu, vol.93. Thus, it is certain that he lived at least until the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin.
^ ^a ^b Goldin, Paul Rakita (1999). Rituals of the Way: The Philosophy of Xunzi. Open Court Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-8126-9400-0.
^ Sanguozhi vol. 13.
^ Jin Shu vol. 31.
^ Shaughnessy, Edward L. (2014). Unearthing the Changes: Recently Discovered Manuscripts of the Yi Jing ( I Ching) and Related Texts. Columbia University Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-231-16184-8.