Sui and Tang · Official

Wei Fusi 韋福嗣

Attested AD 613

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wei Fusi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 613 大業九年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passage 37

Career and standing

Palace Secretary 內史舍人
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 37
Captured
AD 613 大業九年 · Captive
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 37-38

Events and relationships

Fled
AD 613 大業九年 · Military · Fugitive
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passage 43

Assessments and attributes

Assessment ashamed of capture; hedged in deliberations · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 38

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 84Volume 84 Biographies 9: Li, Mi · 4 passages

既獲內史舍人韋福嗣，遂任之，故謀不專密。 After capturing Palace Secretary Wei Fusi, he put him in charge of affairs, and from then on Mi no longer held sole counsel.

福嗣恥見執，策議皆持兩端。 Fusi was ashamed at being captured, and in every deliberation he straddled both sides.

密揣其貳，謂玄感曰：「福嗣窮，為我虜，誌在觀望。 Mi sensed his disloyalty and told Xuangan, "Fusi is at the end of his rope and has become our captive. His intent is to watch and wait.

福嗣果遁去。 Fusi did indeed flee.