《太平广记·卷二百六十八·酷暴二》
武后称帝的天授年间，被任命为御史，与来俊臣一起专干诬告士大夫的勾当，来俊臣的事情败露被处死，王弘义也被流放到岭南。
天授中，拜御史，与俊臣罗告衣冠。俊臣败，义亦流于岭南。
During the reign of Empress Wu, he was appointed as a historian and worked with Lai Junchen to specialize in falsely accusing scholars and gentry. Lai Junchen's business was exposed and executed, and Wang Hongyi was also exiled to Lingnan.