- Xiahou Wei
Chinese
t=夏侯威
s=夏侯威Xiahou Wei (? – ?) with style name Jiquan (季权), was an officer of
Cao Wei during theThree Kingdoms period in ancientChina .The fourth son of
Xiahou Yuan (as the first character of his Chinese style name had reflected, Ji 季, meaning the 4th), and trained as a horse archer like his father, he would succeed to the head of Xiahou Yuan's troops after theBattle of Mount Dingjun . Xiahou Wei was at the forefront with his brotherXiahou Ba at theBattle of Wuzhang Plains in 234. He was also active in the suppression ofGongsun Yuan , the governor ofLiaodong .Xiahou Wei played a role of match making for
Yang Hu , marrying his niece,Xiahou Ba 's daughter toYang Hu . A fortune teller named Zhu Jianping (朱建平) told Xiahou Wei that he would face life threatening situation when he turned 49, and if he endured, he would live up to 70. After Xiahou Wei turned 49, he became very ill in the early December, and remembering what the fortune teller had said, Xiahou Wei believed his time had come and asked family members to prepare for the funeral. However, in late December, Xiahou Wei appeared to all right, so he ordered a huge banquet to invite guests to feast on December 30, claiming that the fortune teller was not right. However, after the feast, Xiahou Wei became very ill again and died.References
*cite book|author=Chen Shou|title=San Guo Zhi|publisher=Yue Lu Shu She|year=2002|id=ISBN 7-80665-198-5
*cite book|author=Luo Guanzhong|title=San Guo Yan Yi|publisher=Yue Lu Shu She|year=1986|id=ISBN 7-80520-013-0
*cite book|author=Lo Kuan-chung; tr. C.H. Brewitt-Taylor|title=Romance of the Three Kingdoms|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|year=2002|id=ISBN 0-8048-3467-9ee also
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Three Kingdoms
*Personages of the Three Kingdoms
*"Records of Three Kingdoms "
*"Romance of the Three Kingdoms "
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