Dates uncertain · Official

Zhong Wei 鐘威

Dates uncertain

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhong Wei was an official.

Life and dates

Death

吏格殺之
At Luoyang · 雒陽
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 292

Events and relationships

Type younger-brother · Person Zhong Yuan (鐘元)
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 282

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 88Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 4 passages

弟威為郡掾，臧千金。 Brother Zhong Wei had skimmed a thousand gold as a clerk.

元懼，馳遣人呼弟。 Zhong Yuan panicked and sent for Wei.

鐘威所犯多在赦前，驅使入函谷關，勿令污民間； Zhong Wei should be pushed through Hangu Pass if most counts predated the amnesty—

鐘威負其兄，止雒陽，吏格殺之。 Zhong Wei stalled at Luoyang and died under the clerk's blade.