Sui and Tang · Official and Envoy

Wei Wenke 韋文恪

Attested AD 822 - AD 822

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wei Wenke was an official and Envoy.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 822 長慶二年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 15
AD 822 韋文恪
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 17

Career and standing

Gate Division director 司門郎中
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 15

Places and affiliations

Tang 唐
Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 15

Events and relationships

Sent to
Diplomatic · Envoy · With Shi Xiancheng (史憲誠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 15

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 185Volume 181 Biographies 131: Shi Xiancheng, Zi Xiaozhang, He Jintao, Han Yunzhong, Li Yanzhen, Luo Hongxin · 3 passages

尋遣司門郎中韋文恪宣慰。 Before long the court sent Director of the Bureau of Gates Wei Wenke as imperial envoy to offer reassurance.

及見文恪，舉止驕倨，其言甚悖。 When he received Wenke, his manner was arrogant and his words openly defiant.

旋聞絺為帳下所殺，乃從改過，謂文恪曰：「憲誠蕃人，猶狗也，唯能識主。 When he soon learned that Li Zong had been killed by his own men, he changed his tune and told Wenke, "Xiancheng is a barbarian—no better than a dog, and a dog knows only its master.