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Zhao Wei was an official and General.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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AD 188 出為監軍使者，領益州牧
AD 194 興平元年
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Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 31Volume 31: Book of Shu 1: Biographies of the Two Governor Lius · 9 passages
巴西趙韙去官，俱隨焉。
Zhao Wei of Baxi, director of the Imperial Granary, resigned his post, and both men went with Liu Yan.
州大吏趙韙等貪璋溫仁，共上璋為益州刺史，詔書因以為監軍使者，領益州牧，以韙為征東中郎將，率眾擊劉表。
Senior officers led by Zhao Wei, liking Liu Zhang’s mild temper, jointly nominated him inspector of Yizhou. The court named him military overseer and governor of the province, appointed Zhao Wei general of the east who expands might, and ordered him to campaign against Liu Biao.
璋使趙韙進攻荊州，屯朐䏰。
Liu Zhang dispatched Zhao Wei against Jingzhou; he encamped at Quyi.
後羲與璋情好攜隙，趙韙稱兵內向，眾散見殺，皆由璋明斷少而外言入故也。
Later Pang Xi and Liu Zhang fell out; Zhao Wei turned his army on Chengdu, his troops melted away, and he was killed—all because Liu Zhang seldom judged matters for himself and let rumor rule his court.
趙韙素得人心，璋委任之。
Zhao Wei enjoyed wide popularity, and Liu Zhang leaned on him heavily.
韙因民怨謀叛，乃厚賂荊州請和，陰結州中大姓，與俱起兵，還擊璋。
Playing on popular anger, Zhao Wei plotted revolt: he bought a truce with Jingzhou in secret, won the great clans of the province, and marched on Chengdu against Liu Zhang.
蜀郡、廣漢、犍為皆應韙。
Shu, Guanghan, and Qianwei all rose in his name.
咸同心並力助璋，皆殊死戰，遂破反者，進攻韙於江州。
closed ranks behind Liu Zhang and fought to the last man. They shattered the rebels and drove the siege against Zhao Wei at Jiangzhou.
韙將龐樂、李異反殺韙軍，斬韙。
Zhao Wei’s own generals Pang Le and Li Yi mutinied, cut down his troops, and took his head.