Wang Mou

Wang Mou

Wang Mou? He was born in Hanjia, Yizhou (now the northeast of Lushan, Sichuan). During the period of Liu Zhang, he served as the prefect of Bajun and the governor of the central government. Liu Bei was the queen of Hanzhong in the Jin Dynasty, and was worshipped by the government.

Not long after Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, Wang Mou was given the title of Marquis of Guannei. After Lai Gong died, he became a permanent official.

Life of the characters

Serve Liu Zhang

In Liu Zhang's time, he was the prefect of Bajun and the governor of Yizhou.

Shu Han as an official

In the 19th year of Jian'an (A.D. 214), after Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, he led Yizhou animal husbandry and took Wang Mou as the driving force.

In the 24th year of Jian'an (AD 219), after the war of Hanzhong, Liu Bei became the king of Hanzhong, and granted Lai Gong the title of Taichang, Huang Zhu the title of Guanglu Xun, and Wang Mou the title of Shaofu.

In the first year of Jianxing (223 A.D.), he was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei. Soon after, Taichang Lai Gong died, and Wang Mou replaced Lai Gong as Taichang.

In the third year of Jianxing (225 AD), Wang Mou died.

Historical evaluation

Yang Xi: "Shaofu Xiushen, xuanban Dahua, or the head or the forest."

Zhang Xiu: "as far as Yuantai is concerned, there is no succession in the state, and the state is despicable."

Chen Shou's annals of the Three Kingdoms: "there is tolerance and restraint."

Artistic image

Literary image

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wang Mou's life is similar to that of the official history. He was a minister of the Shu Han Dynasty and paid homage to the Shaofu. After Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, he joined with Zhuge Liang and others to ask Liu Bei to inherit the throne of the Han emperor.