Sui and Tang · Chief Minister

Wei Zhaodu 韋昭度

Attested AD 894 - AD 895

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wei Zhaodu was a Chief Minister.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 895 乾寧二年五月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 20
AD 894 乾寧初
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 17

Career and standing

chief minister 相
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 17

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 17

Assessments and attributes

Assessment lacked the talent for the chancellorship and should not be placed in the Secretariat · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Li Maozhen (李茂貞)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 17

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 132Volume 132: Biographies of Descendents 1: Li Maozhen, Gao Wanxing, Han Xun, Li Renfu · 2 passages

及韋昭度、李谿為相，茂貞聽崔昭緯之邪說，復沮其事，表昭度等無相業，不可置之臺司，恐亂天下。 When Wei Zhaodu and Li Xi were made chief ministers, Maozhen heeded Cui Zhaowei's malicious advice and blocked the appointments, claiming Zhaodu and the others lacked the talent to serve in the Secretariat and would throw the realm into chaos.

乾寧二年五月，茂貞與王行瑜、韓建稱兵入覲，京師震恐，天子禦樓待之，抗表請殺宰相韋昭度、李谿以謝天下，移王珙於河中。 In the fifth month of the second year of Qianning, Maozhen, Wang Xingyu, and Han Jian marched on the capital for an audience; terror gripped the city as the emperor mounted the tower to receive them; they submitted defiant memorials demanding the execution of chief ministers Wei Zhaodu and Li Xi to appease the realm and the transfer of Wang Gong to Hezhong.