Historical Celebrities

Wei Ke: The son of Wei Ji of the Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was a polite and honest man and served as a general of the Jin State. Once, Duke Huan of Qin sent Du Hui, a famous general who was brave and good at fighting and powerful at the time, to lead an army to attack the state of Jin. The army camped at the Fu clan of the state of Jin (today's Fuyi County, Shaanxi Province) to prepare for the battle. The state of Jin was facing When there was a major threat, he sent General Wei Ke to fight against him. The two armies fought, and the result was unexpected. Wei Ke defeated the Qin army in the Fushi area and captured Qin's fierce general Du Hui, making military exploits for the Jin state. In order to reward Wei Ke for his contribution, Jin Jinggong granted him the land of Linghu as a fief. Wei Ke's son Wei Jie took the name of the city as his surname and was called Linghu.

Wei Jiang: Wei Zhuangzi, the son of Wei Ji, the minister of the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. His ancestor was a commoner with the same surname as Zhou. He was granted the title of Bi by King Wu of Zhou for his meritorious service in defeating Zhou, so he took Bi as his surname. At the time of Biwan, he served as Duke Xian of Jin and defeated Huo and Geng. He made great achievements in Wei and other countries and was granted the title of Wei, so he took Wei as his surname. During the reign of Duke Wen of the Jin Dynasty, the Wei family was listed as a doctor and was a student of Huo (now Huozhou, Shanxi Province). His activities were mainly during the Jin Dynasty (572 BC to 559 BC). In the first year of Jin Dynasty (573 BC), Wei Jiang was Sima, in charge of military law.

Weiss: The founder of the Wei State in the early Warring States Period, the famous Marquis Wei Wen in history. During his reign, he rewarded farming, built water conservancy, and carried out reforms, making the Wei State increasingly powerful and becoming one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. .

Wei Ran: A native of the Chu State during the Warring States Period, he served as a general in Qin, and was later worshiped as prime minister and granted the title of Marquis Rang in Rang (now Deng County, Henan Province).

Wei Xiang: A native of Dingtao, Jiyang (now northeast of Dingtao, Shandong Province), he was the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty. He was granted the title of Marquis of Gaoping during the reign of Emperor Xuan. He served successively as the chief minister of agriculture and the imperial censor. He advocated the rectification of officialdom. , the assessment is effective.

Wei Yan: A native of Yiyang (now Tongbaixi, Henan Province), he was a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. He once followed Liu Bei in Shu and was famous for his bravery. He was promoted to the general of the Western Conquest, and was later named the Marquis of Nanzheng.

Wei Shu: A native of Renchengfan (now Jining, Shandong Province) in the Western Jin Dynasty, he was a Situ during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty. He was able to handle major events and was highly respected by people at that time.

Wei Shu: Born in Xiaquyang (now west of Jinzhou, Hebei Province), he was a historian of the Northern Qi Dynasty. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, he served as editor and editor of national history, and during the Northern Qi Dynasty, he served as Zhongshu Ling and Zhongshu Lang. He was famous for his talent and learning. He once compiled "Book of Wei", one of the Twenty-Four Histories.

Wei Zheng: A native of Guantao (now part of Hebei Province), he was a famous official, politician, and Prime Minister Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He once served as an admonishment official. He dared to offend Yan Zhijian and proposed that "listening to both sides will lead to enlightenment, and partial belief will lead to darkness." , "The king is the boat, and the people are the water. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it." He has advised more than 200 things, and was highly regarded by Taizong. He was erudite and talented, and wrote "Qun". "Shu Zhi Yao" and other books.

Wei Sheng: courtesy name Yanwei (1120-1164), a native of Suqian, Huaiyang Army (now part of Jiangsu Province), and a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty who fought against the Jin Dynasty. Born into a farming family, he worked as an archer in his early years. Extraordinary courage, bravery and good at fighting.

Wei Yuan: His original name was Yuanda (1794-1857), but his name was changed to Mo Shen. He was a native of Jintan, Shaoyang, Hunan (now Longhui County, Hunan Province). Daoguang Jinshi, secretary of the official cabinet, and served as Gaoyou magistrate in his later years. A famous thinker in modern times, as famous as Gong Zizhen, he was called "Gong Wei" at that time. He advocated learning from the West, proposed "learning from the foreigners and developing skills to control the foreigners", and advocated change. Wei Yuan is not famous for his poems, but his poems are rich in ideological content. Many famous poems from the Opium War period are full of passionate emotions and full of strong patriotic passion. He also wrote many landscape poems that were majestic, beautiful and pleasing to the eye, and some even had philosophical implications. Wei Yuan's poetry style is vigorous, passionate and unrestrained, but the rhymed verses use too many allusions, making them confusing and lacking in charm. He is the author of "Gu Weitang Poetry Collection" and "Qingyezhai Poetry Draft".

Uncle Wei: Born in Shouguang, Shandong. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, he served as Yinlonghou. The descendants now live in Huangqiao, Shouguanghou Town. One branch is located in Wujiazhan Town, Fuyu, Jilin Province, and Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province.

Wei Wuji: Lord Xinling of Wei State. The younger brother of King Anli of Wei, he had 3,000 diners and was an outstanding son of the Wei family at that time. He is known as the "Four Young Masters" together with Lord Mengchang of Qi, Lord Pingyuan of Zhao, and Lord Chunshen of Chu.

Wei Wuzi: Also known as Wei Ji, the earliest person with the Wei surname to become prominent in history was a senior official of the Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period. His two sons, Wei Ke and Wei Jiang, were also famous figures.

Wei Boyang: A native of Shangyu in Kuaiji (now part of Zhejiang Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was an alchemist and the author of three volumes of "Shen Tong Qi", which combined "Dayi", "Huang Lao" and "Luohuo" The three schools of thought merge into one with reference to each other, and it is an important work in the history of Chinese thought.

Wei Liaoweng: a native of Pujiang, Sichuan Province, a famous thinker in the Southern Song Dynasty. His book "The Complete Works of Heshan" emphasizes "rectifying the heart and nourishing the heart" and admires Zhu Xi's theory.