Wáng Zēng 王曾 (978–1038), zì Xiàoxiān 孝先, posthumous title Wénzhèng 文正, enfeoffed Yí guógōng 沂國公. Native of Qīngzhōu 青州 Yìdū 益都 (modern Shāndōng). Famous as the sānyuán jídì 三元及第 (“winner of all three rounds”) of the Xiánpíng 5 (1002) examination cycle — first in the xiānggòng (prefectural), in the Lǐbù (Department of Rites), and in the tíngduì (imperial palace examination). Twice chief minister under Rénzōng; final substantive titulary “Yòu púshè jiān Ménxià shìláng Píngzhāngshì Jíxián diàn dàxuéshì.” Played a central role in the Tānyuān covenant period (1004–5) and in the Rénzōng succession; the model of early-Northern-Sòng senior Confucian statesmanship. Biography in Sòng shǐ 310. CBDB id 1901 records the lifedates 978–1038.
His sole surviving prose work is the KR3l0028 Wáng Wénzhèng bǐlù 王文正筆錄 in 1 juàn — approximately 30 short entries on the Tàizǔ, Tàizōng, Zhēnzōng and early Rénzōng courts, with a strong emphasis on gùshì (precedent) and the political wisdom of the previous generation of chief ministers. His memorial collection is partially preserved in the Sòng huìyào jígǎo.