Wei Zhen (韋震) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wei Zhen was an official and Diplomat.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Dongqing	東卿	Dongqing
Childhood name	Zhao	肇	Zhao

Life and dates

Death

AD 913 to AD 923 末帝即位
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 108

Attested activity

AD 907 太祖即位
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 107
AD 902 太祖遂兼四鎮
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 105
AD 895 昭宗幸石門
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 102
AD 904 昭宗遷洛
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 106
AD 913 to AD 923 末帝即位
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 108
AD 888 申叢執秦宗權
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 96-97, 100-101

Career and standing

Grand Preceptor 太師
AD 913 to AD 923 末帝即位 · Added
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 108
acting governor of Yun 鄆州留後
AD 902 太祖遂兼四鎮 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 105
governor of Henan and deputy overseer of the palace guards 河南尹、六軍諸衛副使
AD 904 昭宗遷洛 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 106
deputy military commissioner 節度副使
AD 888 申叢執秦宗權 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 101
Grand Mentor of the Crown Prince 太子太傅
AD 907 太祖即位 · Changed to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 107
judge to the overall commander 都統判官
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 94

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Junior Grand Mentor (retired) 太子太保
AD 904 昭宗遷洛 · Retired
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 106
AD 904 昭宗遷洛
Mute from illness · 病喑
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 106

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 94, 107
At Wannian in Yong 雍州萬年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 91
AD 902 太祖遂兼四鎮
At Yun prefecture 鄆州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 105
AD 895 昭宗幸石門
At Shimen 石門 · Relation Traveled to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 102
AD 904 昭宗遷洛
At Luoyang / Henan 洛、河南 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 106
AD 888 申叢執秦宗權
At Cai 蔡州 · Relation Sent to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 96

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At Wannian, Yong 雍州萬年 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 91

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Zhu Wen (朱溫) · Mode quotation Speaker Wei Zhen (韋震)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 97

Events and relationships

Argued at court until Zongquan was accepted as captive
AD 888 申叢執秦宗權 · Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 100
Blamed Pei She as Congs brain
AD 888 申叢執秦宗權 · Political · Counselor · With Pei She (裴涉)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 97
Browbeat Zhaozong into granting Yun
AD 902 太祖遂兼四鎮 · Diplomatic · Advocate · With Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (唐昭宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 105
Escaped Cong ambush in Cai
AD 888 申叢執秦宗權 · Diplomatic · Envoy · With Shen Cong (申叢)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 96
Took memorial to Zhaozong at Shimen and received the name Zhen
AD 895 昭宗幸石門 · Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 102
Relation Subordinate of · Person Zhu Wen (朱溫)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 94

Assessments and attributes

Assessment dared rude speech to the emperor · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 105
hard, quick, and sharp-tongued
Character · 彊敏，有口辯
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 93

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 91
AD 895 昭宗賜其名震
From Zhao 肇 · To Zhen 震 · By Person Id Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (唐昭宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 92, 102

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43Volume 43 Miscellaneous Biographies 23: Shi Shucong, Li Yanwei, Li Zhen, Pei Di, Wei Zhen, Kong Xun, Sun Dezhao, Wang Jingrao, Jiang Yin · 8 passages

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韋震，字東卿，雍州萬年人也。 Wei Zhen, courtesy name Dongqing, came from Wannian in Yong prefecture.

初名肇。 He was born Zhao.

太祖遣震入蔡州視之，叢遣騎兵三百迎震，欲殺之，震以計得免。 The Founder sent Zhen into Cai to see for himself. Cong sent three hundred riders to welcome him—and kill him. Zhen schemed his way out alive.

太祖遣震奏事京師，往復論列，卒俘宗權。 The Founder sent Zhen to argue the case at court. He argued back and forth until Zongquan was accepted as a presented captive.

昭宗幸石門，太祖遣震由虢略間道奉表行在，昭宗賜其名震。 When Zhaozong fled to Shimen, Taizu sent Zhen along the Guolue trail with a memorial to the traveling court. Zhaozong gave him the name Zhen.

昭宗初不許，震強辯，敢大言，語數不遜，昭宗卒許梁以鄆州，太祖遂兼四鎮，表震鄆州留後。 Zhaozong refused. Zhen browbeat him with words that grew ruder each time he spoke. Zhaozong yielded Yan to Liang. Taizu now held four domains and left Zhen as acting governor of Yan.

昭宗遷洛，震入為河南尹、六軍諸衛副使，以病喑，守太子太保致仕。 Zhaozong moved to Luoyang. Zhen became governor of Henan and deputy overseer of the palace guards, then went mute, retired as Junior Grand Mentor, and left office.

太祖受禪，改太子太傅。 When Taizu took the throne, Zhen was made Grand Mentor of the Crown Prince.