Wang Gui (Southern Song)
Wang Gui may refer to: *Wang Gui (Tang chancellor) (571–639), Tang dynasty chancellor who also served under the Sui dynasty *Wang Gui (Song dynasty) Wang Gui (1019–1085), courtesy name Yuyu, was a high-ranking Song dynasty minister, serving as the chancellor for 16 years during Emperor Shenzong's and Emperor Zhezong Emperor Zhezong of Song (4 January 1077 – 23 February 1100), per ...

Wang Gui (Tang Chancellor)
Wang Gui (571–639), courtesy name Shujie, posthumously known as Duke Yi of Yongning, was a Chinese official who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin) in the Tang dynasty. He had previously served Li Shimin's elder brother, Li Jiancheng, with whom Li Shimin was locked in an intense rivalry during the reign of their father, Emperor Gaozu, but after Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and then took the throne, he knew that Wang was faithful to Li Jiancheng and was capable, and therefore retained him, eventually making him chancellor. Wang was known for his honest and blunt criticism of the emperor, and for that was honored by Taizong, who appreciated such criticism. Background Wang Gui was born in 571, during the reign of Northern Qi's emperor Gao Wei. His grandfather Wang Sengbian had been a major general and later regent of Liang Dynasty, who, at one point, in order to make peace with Northern Qi, sent Wang Gui's father Wang Yi (王顗) and grand ...
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