Wei Feng (died 219),
courtesy name Zijing,
was a government official who lived in the late
Eastern Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
of China.
Life
The ''Shiyu'' (世語) claimed that Wei Feng was from
Pei Commandery (沛郡; around present-day
Pei County,
Jiangsu), but
Wang Chang's ''Jia Jie'' (家誡) recorded that he was from
Jiyin Commandery (濟陰郡; around present-day
Heze
Heze, formerly known as Caozhou, is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China, it borders Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively.
History
Caozhou was at the center ...
,
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
). He was recruited into the Han civil service by
Zhong Yao and he served as an Assistant in the West Bureau (西曹掾). Before that, he was already known for his talent throughout
Ye (in present-day
Handan
Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shando ...
,
Hebei), the capital of
Cao Cao
Cao Cao () (; 155 – 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde (), was a Chinese statesman, warlord and poet. He was the penultimate Grand chancellor (China), grand chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty, and he amassed immense power in the End of ...
's
vassal kingdom of Wei (魏; covering parts of present-day
Hebei and
Henan).
While in office, Wei Feng acquainted himself with many others, including: two of
Wang Can's sons;
[(粲二子，為魏諷所引，誅。後絕。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 21.] Liu Wei (劉偉), a younger brother of
Liu Yi (劉廙);
[(魏諷反，廙弟偉為諷所引，當相坐誅。太祖令曰：「叔向不坐弟虎，古之制也。」特原不問，徙署丞相倉曹屬。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 21.] Chen Yi (陳禕), the Minister of the Guards of Changle (長樂衞尉). Also, before his rebellion, he had an excellent reputation, and many middle- and low- ranking officials were close friends of his. However, Liu Ye, upon seeing Wei for the first time, claimed that Wei will eventually rebel.
Around late September or October 219, when Cao Cao was away on
a campaign against
Liu Bei in
Hanzhong, Wei Feng plotted a rebellion in Ye together with Chen Yi and others. However, before the plan was carried out, Chen Yi became afraid and he reported the plot to
Cao Pi, Cao Cao's heir apparent, who was in charge of Ye during his father's absence. Wei Feng and his accomplices, numbering dozens, were arrested and executed. Those who were implicated include: Zhong Yao, who recommended Wei Feng, was dismissed from his position as the Chancellor (相國) of Cao Cao's vassal kingdom; Wang Can's two sons, who were executed;
Liu Wei, who was also executed;
Song Zhong's son; Zhang Xiu's son (張泉) who was also executed (and his fief abolished);
Wen Qin, who was whipped but ultimately pardoned. At least three persons had foreseen that Wei Feng would rebel: Liu Yi, who cautioned his younger brother against befriending Wei Feng;
Fu Xun;
Liu Ye, who also accurately predicted that
Meng Da would rebel. Yang Jun (楊俊), Cao Cao's Commandant (中尉) in Ye held himself responsible and sent a letter of resignation to Cao Pi, who had him transferred to Administrator of Pingyuan.
[''Sanguozhi'' vol. 23.]
See also
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Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
The following are lists of people significant to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of Chinese history. Their names in Mandarin pinyin are sorted in alphabetical order.
Fictional characters in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of ...
References
External links
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Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''
Records of the Three Kingdoms
The ''Records or History of the Three Kingdoms'', also known by its Chinese name as the Sanguo Zhi, is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD) and the Three Kingdoms period (220– ...
'' (''Sanguozhi'').
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Pei, Songzhi (5th century). ''
Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms
Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms () by Pei Songzhi (372-451) is an annotation completed in the 5th century of the 3rd century historical text ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'', compiled by Chen Shou. After leaving his native land, Pei ...
'' (''Sanguozhi zhu'').
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2nd-century births
219 deaths
Executed Han dynasty people
People executed by the Han dynasty
3rd-century executions