Wang Chen 王沈

When Wang Chang named his elder brother's sons and his own sons and gave them courtesy names, he based them all on humility and sincerity to show his intent. Thus his brother's son Wang Mo was given the courtesy name Chujing and Wang Chen the courtesy name Chudao, while his own sons Wang Hun and Wang Shen were given the courtesy names Xuanchong and Daochong. Records, Wei 27 §24

Wang Chang then wrote a letter admonishing them. Filial piety and respect, benevolence and righteousness, he said, are the foremost of all conduct, so they should take these as their foundation and not turn their backs on the root to chase the branches, falling into vain fashions and factions. He also told them to take the meaning in their own names as a warning, saying that what is completed quickly perishes quickly, while what is completed late ends well. Records, Wei 27 §24–25 · 28

In the 4th month, in summer, of the 5th year of Ganlu (260), an edict was issued raising the General-in-Chief Sima Wenwang to Chancellor of State and enfeoffing him as Duke of Jin, and on the jichou day of the 5th month the Duke of Gaogui Village died. The decree issued by the Empress Dowager describes what happened as follows. When the Duke's plot to harm the Empress Dowager came to light, he meant to raise troops, enter the Western Palace and kill her, and then go out and seize the General-in-Chief. He summoned the Palace Attendant Wang Chen, the Cavalier Attendant-in-Ordinary Wang Ye and the Master of Writing Wang Jing, took from his bosom an edict written on yellow silk, showed it to them and said it would be carried out that very day. Records, Wei 4 §97–98 · 100

The decree went on to say that, thanks to the spirits of the ancestral temple, Wang Chen and Wang Ye had at once run to inform the General-in-Chief, so that strict precautions could be taken in advance. The Duke of Gaogui Village led his attendants out through the Yunlong Gate, drew his sword himself and entered among the troops, where he was struck down by the vanguard. Declaring the Master of Writing Wang Jing vicious and rebellious, the decree ordered him arrested together with his family and handed over to the Commandant of Justice. Chen Shou's main text does not record what became of Wang Chen after this or when he died. Records, Wei 4 §101–102Records, Wei 27 §24