郑注
Because of his heritage, Wang Shi was made a scribe for the Crown Prince, and he later passed, in 828, during the reign of Emperor Wenzong, a special imperial examination for those who are considered wise and righteous. He was later made an imperial censor with the title "Dianzhong Shiyushi" (). He was considered frugal in his youth. However, in the middle of Emperor Wenzong's "Taihe" era (827-835), Wang, who was considered ambitious, tried to achieve greater offices by associating with the powerful eunuch Wang Shoucheng and Wang Shoucheng's associate Zheng Zhu, and when the deputy chief imperial censor Gui Rong () submitted an accusation against him on that basis, he was sent out of the capital Chang'an to serve as the deputy mayor of Jiangling.