Wang Fuchen (d. 1681) was a participant in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories during the
Qing Dynasty against the
Kangxi Emperor. Wang was born in Datong, Shanxi Province, he was born to a poor family and grew up to be a bandit. His original surname was Li, nicknamed
Horse-Sparrowhawk (馬鷂子) by the Manchu soldiers. Originally resisting the Manchu conquest of
Ming dynasty, ancient historians left behind records stating that Wang Fuchen was a handsome, tall and strong man with pale face, and thick eyebrows that resembled reclining silkworms. He was famous for his valour in battle and was known to the Manchus as a tough opponent, his presence was sometimes discouraging enough for the Manchu soldiers to retreat. He was highly regarded by
Shunzhi Emperor and was won over to the Regent
Dorgon. He assisted former
Ming Dynasty generals
Hong Chengchou and
Wu Sangui in suppressing the Ming remnants of the
Southern Ming Dynasty. He followed Wu to Burma to capture and execute
Zhu Youlang, Prince of Gui, the last Ming claimant on the mainland. He was made provincial military commander of Shaanxi, which at the time also included modern-day Gansu province. From his seat at Pingliang, he revolted in coordination with Wu and quickly captured Lanzhou. In 1665 he was defeated by Manchu Bannerman Tuhai at Pingliang. With
Geng Jingzhong of Fujian, he surrendered in June 1676. He committed suicide by drinking poison.
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王輔臣（？ - 1681年），山西大同人，綽號「西路馬鷂子」，本為李姓。軍人，本反
清，後投降清朝被任用陝西提督，又響應三藩之亂反清，破蘭州，受周培公招降，投降於
清康熙帝。後畏罪自殺。
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早年追隨姐夫劉某參加農民軍，嗜賭，一擲千金，後與王進朝為誼子，改姓王。隨明末山西大同守將姜瓖反清，縱橫馳騁，清軍直呼：「馬鷂子至矣。」攝政王多爾袞兩次親征未能奏效，王輔臣因而一戰成名。不久投降于阿濟格，免于被誅，沒入辛者庫為奴。
多爾袞死後，輔臣獲得順治帝重用，監軍洪承疇部，後洪承疇保舉王做總兵官；平西王吳三桂極力籠絡，以後王跟隨吳三桂入緬甸，擒獲南明永曆帝。康熙帝即位後，調王輔臣為陝西提督，鎮守平涼。
三藩之亂兵起，吳三桂給王輔臣信，請他出任總管大將軍，當時康熙囑咐王輔臣和張勇統領陝西軍務，王輔臣沒有和張勇打招呼，就讓兒子王繼貞把吳三桂的招降書送給了康熙，康熙見信後大喜，封王繼貞為太僕卿。張勇的軍功本來在王輔臣之上，就此和王輔臣心生嫌隙。四川提督鄭蛟麟因為響應吳三桂的叛亂，康熙遣大學士莫洛，任為陝西經略，管理經略事宜，莫洛是原來的鰲拜一黨，康熙賦予他全權調動秦、晉的兵馬，王輔臣之前和莫洛有過節，而莫洛和張勇關係又好，莫洛一開始對王輔臣就處處掣肘。
康熙十三年（1674年）十二月，王輔臣叛於寧羌，擊殺莫洛。四方震動，人心動搖，康熙讓王繼貞回去給他父親王輔臣說朝廷既往不咎，希望王輔臣迷途知返。王輔臣先後攻破蘭州等地，秦隴危急。豫親王多鐸之子董額用兵無方，攻平涼八個月不下，康熙後請圖海出前往陝西平叛。康熙十五年，正式任命圖海為撫遠大將軍，皇帝在太和殿親授印信，圖海號令全軍：「仁義之師，先招撫，後攻伐。今奉天威討叛豎，無慮不克。顧城中生靈數十萬，覆巢之下，殺戮必多。當體聖主好生之德，俟其向化。」于康熙十五年五月攻克虎山墩，平涼震動。周培公攻心為上，招降王輔臣。康熙十五年（1676年）六月七日，陝西的王輔臣和福建的耿精忠先後投降清朝。
王輔臣投降後，康熙仍然給王輔臣太子太保的封號，授靖寇將軍，命令和圖海一起鎮守漢中，王輔臣內不自安，曾經自殺了一次。康熙嚴令圖海看護王輔臣。康熙二十年（1681年）七月，康熙帝召圖海攜輔臣還燕京，輔臣知難免死罪，遣散妻妾，以毒酒自鴆。
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