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== Background ==
Wang Chucun was born in
== As military governor of Yiwu Circuit ==
=== Before and during Huang Chao's rebellion ===
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By summer 881, several Tang generals had congregated near Chang'an, preparing to recapture it. These include, in addition to Wang Chucun and Wang Chongrong, Tang Hongfu (唐弘夫), Cheng Zongchu (程宗楚), [[Li Sigong|Tuoba Sigong]], and [[Zheng Tian]]. Huang, fearful of the Tang forces, abandoned Chang'an and fled; during their flight, the Chang'an residents tried to aid the Tang forces by throwing rocks and bricks at Qi forces. Cheng, Wang Chucun, and Tang Hongfu entered the city to the celebration of the residents. However, instead of comforting the residents, the soldiers began pillaging the city, and became bogged down with treasures they looted. The Qi forces, discovering this, counterattacked, and in the subsequent street battles, the Tang forces were crushed. Cheng and Tang Hongfu were killed, and Wang Chucun barely escaped. The Qi forces retook Chang'an and slaughtered the residents for their aiding of Tang forces during the battle. The Tang forces were subsequently unable to launch another attack to recapture Chang'an for some time.<ref name=ZZTJ254/> Meanwhile, the [[Shatuo]] chieftain [[Li Keyong]], who had previously rebelled against Tang rule as well, was offering to resubmit to the imperial government and aid in the operations against Huang, but had also seized Xin (忻州) and Dai (代州, both in modern [[Xinzhou, Shanxi]]) Prefectures and pillaged the surrounding regions. Wang Chucun's and Li Keyong's families had intermarried for generations and were friendly to each other, so Emperor Xizong had Wang Chucun write Li Keyong in fall
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=== After Huang Chao's rebellion ===
To reward him for his achievements, Li Keyong was made the military governor of Hedong Circuit (河東, headquartered in modern [[Taiyuan]], [[Shanxi]]), and he subsequently used Hedong as his base to continually expand his power.<ref name=ZZTJ255/><ref name=ZZTJ256/> Wang Chucun remained obedient to the imperial government, but was also allied with Li Keyong, taking a daughter of Li Keyong's to be the wife of his nephew Wang Ye (王鄴). Wang Chucun's neighboring military governors [[Wang Rong]] the military governor of Chengde Circuit (成德, headquartered in modern [[Shijiazhuang]], [[Hebei]]) and [[Li Keju]] the military governor of Lulong Circuit (盧龍, headquartered in modern [[Beijing]]), however, feared Li Keyong's expansion and alliance with Wang Chucun, and therefore decided to destroy Wang Chucun and divide Yiwu among themselves. In spring
Helian's attack, however, did not stop Li Keyong from coming to Wang Chucun's aid, and he repelled the Chengde attack. Meanwhile, though, Li Keju's general [[Li Quanzhong]] captured one of Yiwu's two prefectures, Yi Prefecture (易州, in modern Baoding). The Lulong forces, however, became arrogant after they captured Yi Prefecture. Wang Chucun sent 3,000 soldiers disguised as sheep (by wearing sheepskin) and had them come out at night. The Lulong soldiers thought that they were in fact sheep, and came out to pillage them. Wang Chucun then surprised them with his attack, defeating them and recapturing Yi Prefecture, forcing Li Quanzhong to flee. (Li Quanzhong, fearing punishment from Li Keju, subsequently mutinied and attacked Li Keju, forcing Li Keju to commit suicide. Li Quanzhong then took over Lulong.)<ref name=ZZTJ256/>
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Around the same time, though, Wang Chongrong and the powerful [[eunuch (court official)|eunuch]] [[Tian Lingzi]], who dominated Emperor Xizong's court (which had returned to Chang'an by this point), got into a major dispute over control of salt ponds at Hezhong Circuit. Tian tried to retaliate against Wang Chongrong by having Emperor Xizong issue an edict transferring Wang Chongrong to Taining Circuit (泰寧, in modern [[Jining, Shandong|Jining]], [[Shandong]]), [[Qi Kerang]] the military governor of Taining to Yiwu, and Wang Chucun to Hezhong. Wang Chucun submitted an objection, pointing out that the Lulong/Chengde attack had just recently been repelled and that he should not leave Yiwu at that time, and further defending Wang Chongrong, arguing that Wang Chongrong had great accomplishments against Huang and should not be transferred easily. Tian ignored Wang Chucun's objections and ordered him to report to Hezhong. Wang Chucun made a token attempt to do so, advancing to Jin Prefecture (晉州, in modern [[Linfen]], [[Shanxi]]), but after meeting resistance from Wang Chongrong's subordinate, Ji Junwu (冀君武) the prefect of Jin, he returned to Yiwu. He appeared to make no subsequently attempt to side with either side when Wang Chongrong and Li Keyong subsequently engaged and defeated the forces under Tian and his allies [[Zhu Mei]] the military governor of Jingnan Circuit (靜難, headquartered in modern [[Xianyang]], [[Shaanxi]]) and [[Li Changfu]] the military governor of Fengxiang Circuit (鳳翔, headquartered in modern [[Baoji]], [[Shaanxi]]), causing Emperor Xizong to flee again, to Xingyuan, nor was there any sign that he was involved in Zhu's subsequent failed attempt to make Emperor Xizong's distant relative [[Li Yun]] the Prince of Xiang emperor.<ref name=ZZTJ256/>
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