王顺 / Wang Shun (Xin taishi)

Overview

王顺 / Wang Shun enters the wiki through Hanji 644 as 王莽’s taishi after the Xin usurpation. The episode uses his death as the court-transition point before Wang Mang expands the crown prince’s teacher-friend and祭酒 offices.

Current Profile

Wang Shun’s current profile is narrow. After Wang Mang usurps the throne, Wang Shun’s heart-palpitating illness worsens under fear and worry, and he eventually dies. The narrative then turns from his death to Wang Mang’s institutional response: appointing former high officials as four teachers and adding multiple祭酒 posts for the crown prince’s educational and ritual entourage.

His significance is therefore contextual rather than biographical. Wang Shun marks an early Xin court stress point and helps frame Wang Mang’s reliance on ritualized office titles and respected figures after a senior position opens.

Key Characteristics

• Xin taishi associated with Wang Mang’s post-usurpation court.
• Dies after fear and illness worsen under the new regime.
• Functions in the episode as a transition into Wang Mang’s crown-prince office expansion.
• Remains a source-scoped court figure until additional evidence expands his profile.

Evidence

• Illness and death: Hanji 644 says Wang Shun’s heart-palpitating illness worsens after Wang Mang usurps the throne and that he dies.
• Court transition: Hanji 644 moves from Wang Shun’s death to Wang Mang’s appointment of crown-prince teachers and祭酒 offices.
• Ritualized staffing: Hanji 644 says the new posts include师友祭酒,侍中祭酒, and六经祭酒 with high-rank salaries.

Qualifications

The source does not provide Wang Shun’s complete career or direct evidence about his inner politics. The page keeps him source-scoped as a Xin court figure whose death frames later office expansion.

What Changed

• Created from Hanji 644 as the taishi whose death precedes Wang Mang’s crown-prince teacher and祭酒 staffing expansion.

Relationships

• 王莽 - ruler whose post-usurpation court includes Wang Shun.
• 新朝 - regime context for Wang Shun’s office and death.
• 龚胜 - summoned into one of the祭酒 roles created in the court staffing expansion after Wang Shun’s death.
• 胁迫征士合法性 - adjacent pattern because the staffing program seeks respected names for legitimacy.