Wei Rong (衛融) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wei Rong was an official.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Mingyuan	明遠	Mingyuan

Life and dates

Death

AD 973 開寶六年
Age Value: 69 · Reckoning: Sui
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 162

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 973 AD 936-973
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 147

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Ancestor of Wei Qi (衛齊)
grandson 孫 · 2 generations
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 163
Parent of Wei Cheng (衛偁)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 163
Parent of Wei Chou (衛儔)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 163

Career and standing

vice director of the Secretariat and chancellor 中書侍郎、平章事
AD 951 劉崇稱帝 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 149

Places and affiliations

At Boxing in Qingzhou 青州博興
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 147

Learning and skills

Earned
AD 936 晉天福初 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 148

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passages 153-154, 156

References in the histories

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History

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History of Song, Chapter 482Volume 482 Biographies 241, Hereditary Houses 5: Liu Jiyuan of the Northern Han Liu Family (Father: Liu Jun; Elder Brother: Liu Ji'en; Appended: Wei Rong, Zhao Wendu, Li Yun, Ma Feng, Guo Wuwei) · 9 passages

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衛融字明遠，青州博興人。 Wei Rong, styled Mingyuan, was a native of Boxing in Qingzhou.

讚與筠不協，鈞遣融和解之。 Zan and Yun did not get along; Jun sent Rong to mediate between them.

會筠敗，融被擒，太祖責之曰：“汝何故勸劉鈞舉兵助李筠反耶？” When Yun was defeated, Rong was taken prisoner. Taizu rebuked him: "Why did you urge Liu Jun to raise troops and help Li Yun rebel?"

融曰：“犬吠非其主，臣四十口受劉氏豐衣美食，不忍負之。 Rong said, "A dog barks at strangers. My household of forty mouths has been clothed and fed by the Liu house—I cannot betray them.

太祖怒，令左右以鐵撾擊其首，曳出將戮之。 Taizu flew into a rage and ordered his attendants to beat Rong's head with an iron mace, drag him out, and put him to death.

融大呼曰：“大丈夫死或重於泰山，或輕於鴻毛，今之死正得其所爾。” Rong shouted, "For a great man death may weigh heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a goose feather—today I die exactly where I ought."

既而欲放融歸，令融先為書諭鈞，言俟周光遜等歸朝，即遣融去。 Later he wished to send Rong home and had Rong write first to Jun, saying that once Zhou Guangxun and the others returned to court, Rong would be sent back.

鈞得書久無報，乃授融太府卿，賜第京城。 Jun received the letter but for a long time gave no answer; Rong was then made director of the Grand Storehouse and given a residence in the capital.

乾德初，郊祀，融獻《郊禋大體賦》，改司農卿，出知陳、舒、黃三州。 At the beginning of Qiande, at the suburban sacrifice, Rong presented his Rhapsody on the Great Substance of the Suburban Sacrifice and was made director of agriculture; he then governed Chen, Shu, and Huang prefectures in succession.