Wei Yuanzhong (魏元忠) (died 707[1]), né Wei Zhenzai (魏真宰), formally Duke Zhen of Qi (齊貞公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian and her son Emperor Zhongzong.
^The traditional historical sources were unanimous in asserting that Wei Yuanzhong died on the way to exile, implying, but not establishing to a certainty, that he died the same year he was exiled.
WeiYuanzhong (魏元忠) (died 707), né Wei Zhenzai (魏真宰), formally Duke Zhen of Qi (齊貞公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou...
but was killed in exile. Subsequently, the senior chancellor WeiYuanzhong, whose son Wei Sheng (魏升) had been forced to join the rebellion, was exiled...
initially unsuccessful, he pushed on at the urging of his assistant WeiYuanzhong and eventually crushed Li Jingye's forces. Li Jingye fled and was killed...
of Heng. By 703, the Zhangs were displeased with the chancellor WeiYuanzhong, as Wei had repeatedly rebuffed the promotion of their brother Zhang Changqi...
Xingben, along with other officials Cui Xuanli (崔宣禮), Lu Xian (盧獻), WeiYuanzhong, and Li Sizhen (李嗣真), of treason. Lai tried to induce them to confess...
advised by the senior chancellor WeiYuanzhong, refused, and she, disappointed, replied rather irreverently: WeiYuanzhong is simply a stubborn man from...
Jian (高戩), was accused by the Zhangs of agreeing with the chancellor WeiYuanzhong, whom the Zhangs had resented, that Wu Zetian was old and that it would...
(并州, roughly modern Taiyuan, Shanxi), with Wu Sansi, Wu Youning, and WeiYuanzhong as his assistants, apparently preparing to attack Eastern Tujue, but...
western wing of the empire in 697 by Qapaghan. He managed to annihilate WeiYuanzhong's army in 701 with his brother. He also reconquered Basmyl tribes in...
(204 or 205 – 22 January 239), courtesy name Yuanzhong, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His parentage...
Xingben, along with other officials Cui Xuanli (崔宣禮), Lu Xian (盧獻), WeiYuanzhong, and Li Sizhen (李嗣真) of treason. Lai tried to induce them to confess...
Xie Jintian as Consort Xiao Li Xinyi as Lady of Wei Tan Yang as Lai Junchen Sha Jingchang as WeiYuanzhong Xu Zhengting as Zhangsun Wuji Cao Jinsheng as...
his cousin Wu Youning the prince of Jiancheng, and the chancellor WeiYuanzhong. However, the army was eventually not launched. In 704, at Wu Sansi's...
not using you earlier." She further turned to the other chancellors WeiYuanzhong, Yang Zaisi, Li Jiao, Yao Yuanchong, and Li Jiongxiu, stating, "Tang...
Meanwhile, Li Xiaoyi, under the suggestions of WeiYuanzhong and Xue Kegou (薛克構), decided to attack both Wei Chao and Li Jingyou first, to shake the confidence...
Testament in five languages (approximate date). January 22 – Cao Rui (or Yuanzhong), Chinese emperor (b. 206) Lu Mao (or Zizhang), Chinese official and politician...
Xingben, along with the other officials Cui Xuanli (崔宣禮), Lu Xian (盧獻), WeiYuanzhong, and Li Sizhen (李嗣真) of treason. These officials, in order to avoid...
Zhigu and Di Renjie and other officials Cui Xuanli (崔宣禮), Lu Xian (盧獻), WeiYuanzhong, and Li Sizhen (李嗣真), were accused of treason by Wu Zetian's secret...
senior chancellor WeiYuanzhong in the plot, and were eventually able to get Emperor Zhongzong to exile, but not execute, WeiYuanzhong. Meanwhile, Ji was...
Ren Zhigu, Di Renjie, Pei Xingben, Cui Xuanli (崔宣禮), Lu Xian (盧獻), WeiYuanzhong, and Li Sizhen (李嗣真) after they had been arrested on suspicion of treason...
Xingben, along with other officials Pei Xuanli (裴宣禮), Lu Xian (盧獻), WeiYuanzhong, and Li Sizhen (李嗣真) -- were accused of treason. The secret police official...
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